Murex hystricosus
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| Shell of Murex hystricosus (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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| Superfamily: | Muricoidea
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| Species: | M. hystricosus
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| Murex hystricosus Houart & Dharma, 2001
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Murex (Murex) hystricosus Houart & Dharma, 2001· accepted, alternate representation | |
Murex hystricosus is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails.[1]
Distribution[]
This marine species occurs off Sumatra, Indonesia.
References[]
- ^ Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
- Houart, R.; Dharma, B. (2001). Description of Murex (Murex) hystricosus n.sp. (Gastropoda, Muricidae) from Sumatra, Indian Ocean. Novapex (Jodoigne) 2(2): 31-36
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