Phyllonotus eversoni

Phyllonotus eversoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Phyllonotus
Species: P. eversoni
Binomial name
Phyllonotus eversoni
(D'Attilio, Myers & Shasky, 1987)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) eversoni (D'Attilio, Myers & Shasky, 1987) (basionym)
  • Chicoreus eversoni (D'Attilio, Myers & Shasky, 1987)

Phyllonotus eversoni 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 shell varies between 100 mm and 155 mm.

Distribution

This species can be found along Cocos Island, Costa Rica.

References


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