Indothais javanica
Indothais javanica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1][2]
| Indothais javanica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Rapaninae |
| Genus: | Indothais |
| Species: | I. javanica |
| Binomial name | |
| Indothais javanica (Philippi, 1848) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 26 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Western Australia.
References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Indothais javanica (Philippi, 1848). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714481 on 2019-01-06
- Claremont M., Vermeij G.J., Williams S.T. & Reid D.G. (2013) Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 91–102. [Published online 28 September 2012; Code-compliant paper version published January 2013]
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