Murexsul merlei

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Murexsul merlei
Murexsul merlei (MNHN-IM-2000-20006).jpeg
Shell of Murexsul merlei (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
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Muricoidea
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M. merlei
Binomial name
Murexsul merlei
Houart & Héros, 2008

Murexsul merlei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description[]

Distribution[]

This marine species occurs off Tonga Island

References[]

  • Houart, R.; Héros, V. (2008). Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Fiji and Tonga. in: Héros, V. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993). 196: 437–480.

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