Murexsul nothokieneri
Murexsul nothokieneri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Murexsul nothokieneri | |
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Shell of Murexsul nothokieneri (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Murexsul |
Species: | M. nothokieneri |
Binomial name | |
Murexsul nothokieneri Vokes, 1978 | |
Synonyms | |
Muricopsis nothokieneri (E. H. Vokes, 1978) |
Description
Distribution
This marine species occurs off East London, Cape Province, South Africa.
References
- Murexsul nothokieneri Vokes, 1978. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Vokes E.H. (1978). Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the eastern coast of Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum. 23(2): 375โ418, pls 1โ8.
- Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176โ270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
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