Muricopsis necocheana
Muricopsis (Muricopsis) necocheana | |
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Muricopsis (Muricopsis) necocheana | |
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. necocheana |
Binomial name | |
Muricopsis (Muricopsis) necocheana (Pilsbry, 1900) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Sistrum nicocheanum Pilsbry, 1900 |
Muricopsis (Muricopsis) necocheana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The size of an adult shgell varies between 13 mm and 26 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Southwest Atlantic along Southeast Brazil and Argentina.
References
- 1 2 Muricopsis (Muricopsis) necocheana (Pilsbry, 1900). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2011.
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