Muricopsis schrammi

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

Muricopsis schrammi
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M. schrammi
Binomial name
Muricopsis schrammi
(Crosse, 1863)
Synonyms[1]
  • Engina schrammi Crosse, 1863
  • Muricopsis (Risomurex) schrammi (Crosse, 1863)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Risomurex schrammi (Crosse, 1863)

Description

The length of the shell attains 9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe.

References

  • Fischer-Piette, E., 1950. Liste des types décrits dans le Journal de Conchyliologie et conservés dans la collection de ce journal (avec planches)(suite). Journal de Conchyliologie 90: 149–180


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