Ceratostoma foliatum

Ceratostoma foliatum, or leafy hornmouth is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the rock snails.

Ceratostoma foliatum
Ceratostoma foliatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Ocenebrinae
Genus:
Ceratostoma
Species:
C. foliatum
Binomial name
Ceratostoma foliatum
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]

Murex foliatus Gmelin, 1791
Murex monodon Eschscholtz, 1829
Purpura alata Schumacher, 1817

Distribution

This species lives in the Eastern Pacific.
Known from California, West coast of North America.

References
  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Ceratostoma foliatum (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=240767 on 2018-10-07
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