Pradoxa thomensis
Pradoxa thomensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]
Pradoxa thomensis | |
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Shell of Pradoxa thomensis (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Pradoxa |
Species: | P. thomensis |
Binomial name | |
Pradoxa thomensis (Fernandes & Rolan, 1990) | |
Synonyms | |
Paradoxa thomensis Fernandes & Rolan, 1990 |
The specific name thomensis refers to the island of São Tomé, where the species is found.[3]
References
- Gasgoigne, A. (1996). "Paradoxa thomensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T16084A5380601. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T16084A5380601.en.
- Pradoxa thomensis (Fernandes & Rolan, 1990). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 December 2018.
- Houart R. & Rolán E. 2012. The genus Pradoxa Fernandes & Rolán, 1993 (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in São Tomé, Príncipe and Annobón. Iberus, 30(1): 1–14.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved December 2018.
- Fernandes F. & Rolán E. 1990. Nuevo género y nuevas especies de la familia Buccinidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Mollusca, Neogastropoda) en la isla de São Tomé. Bollettino Malacologico, 25: 9-12
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