Siratus carolynae

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

Siratus carolynae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Siratus
Species:
S. carolynae
Binomial name
Siratus carolynae
(Vokes, 1990)
Synonyms[1]

Chicoreus (Siratus) carolynae Vokes, 1990

Description

This offshore species attains a size of 50 mm.

Distribution

Often trawled at 40-55 metres, off Bahia, Brazil.

References
  1. Siratus carolynae (Vokes, 1990). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.


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