Siphonochelus nipponensis
Siphonochelus nipponensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Siphonochelus nipponensis | |
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Shell of Siphonochelus nipponensis (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Siphonochelus |
Species: | S. nipponensis |
Binomial name | |
Siphonochelus nipponensis Keen & Campbell, 1964 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Siphonochelus nipponensis Keen & Campbell, 1964 |
Description
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Papua New Guinea.
References
- Siphonochelus nipponensis Keen & Campbell, 1964. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Houart R. , 2017. Siphonochelus japonicus (A. Adams, 1863) and Siphonochelus nipponensis Keen & Campbell, 1964, and Their Intricate History with the Description of a New Siphonochelus Species from Mozambique (Gastropoda: Muricidae). Venus 75(1-4): 27-38
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