Muricopsis necocheana

Muricopsis (Muricopsis) necocheana
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

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