Siratus hennequini

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

Siratus hennequini
Shell of Siratus hennequini (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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. hennequini
Binomial name
Siratus hennequini
(Houart, 2000)
Synonyms[1]

Chicoreus (Siratus) hennequini Houart, 2000

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Honduras.

References
  1. Siratus hennequini (Houart, 2000). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
  • Houart, R. (2014). Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp.


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