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
Shell of Pradoxa thomensis (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

Distribution

Pradoxa thomensis occurs on the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe.[3][1]

References
  1. Gasgoigne, A. (1996). "Paradoxa thomensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T16084A5380601. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T16084A5380601.en.
  2. Pradoxa thomensis (Fernandes & Rolan, 1990). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 December 2018.
  3. 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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