Ceratostoma burnettii
Ceratostoma burnetti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
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| Natural colored Ceratostoma burnetti shell alongside albino variant | |
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| Species: | C. burnettii |
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| Ceratostoma burnettii (Adams & Reeve, 1849) | |
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off South Korea.
References
- Ceratostoma burnetti (Adams & Reeve, 1849). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
/* Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp
External links
- Reeve, L. A. (1845-1849). Monograph of the genus Murex. In: Conchologia Iconica: or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 3, pls 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London.
- Adams, A. (1854). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1853) 21: 69-74.
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