Murexsul metivieri

Murexsul metivieri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Murexsul metivieri
Shell of Murexsul metivieri (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Murexsul
Species:
M. metivieri
Binomial name
Murexsul metivieri
(Houart, 1988)
Synonyms[1]

Muricopsis (Murexsul) metivieri Houart, 1988

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Coral Sea.

References

  • Houart, R., 1988 Description of seven new species of Muricidae (Neagastropoda) from the south-western Pacific Ocean- Venus, vol. 47(3), pp. 185–196


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