Phyllocoma platyca

Phyllocoma (Phyllocoma) platyca is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]

Phyllocoma platyca
Shell of Phyllocoma platyca (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
(unranked):
Superfamily:
Family:
Subfamily:
Genus:
Species:
P. platyca
Binomial name
Phyllocoma platyca
Houart, 2001[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 19.4 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Wallis and Futuna in the South Pacific.

References

  • Houart R. (2001). Ingensia gen. nov. and eleven new species of Muricidae (Gastropoda) from New Caledonia, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. pp. 243-269, in: Bouchet P. & Marshall B.A. (eds.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos, 22. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 185: 243–269


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.