Muricopsis rutila
Muricopsis (Muricopsis) rutila | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
Family: | Muricidae |
Subfamily: | Muricopsinae |
Genus: | Muricopsis |
Subgenus: | Muricopsis |
Species: | M. rutila |
Binomial name | |
Muricopsis (Muricopsis) rutila (Reeve, 1846) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Muricopsis (Risomurex) rutilus (Reeve, 1846) |
Muricopsis (Muricopsis) rutila, common name : the beaded drupe, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Subspecies
- Muricopsis (Muricopsis) rutila mariangelae Rolan & Fernandes, 1991 : this species is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe (synonyms : Muricopsis (Risomurex) rutilus mariangelae Rolan & Fernandes, 1991; Muricopsis mariangelae Rolan & Fernandes, 1991)
- Muricopsis (Muricopsis) rutila rutila (Reeve, 1846): this species is found in the Atlantic Ocean along Ghana (synonym : Ricinula rutilus Reeve, 1846 (basionym) )
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is found in the Atlantic Ocean along Ghana.
References
- 1 2 Muricopsis (Muricopsis) rutila (Reeve, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 December 2010.
External links
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