Spinidrupa aethes

Spinidrupa aethes is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1][2]

Spinidrupa aethes
Shell of Spinidrupa aethes (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Ergalataxinae
Genus: Spinidrupa
Species:
S. aethes
Binomial name
Spinidrupa aethes
Houart, 2017

Descreiption

The length of the shell attains 19.8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in Papua New Guinea.[1]

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Spinidrupa aethes Houart, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1048556 on 2019-01-06
  2. Houart R. (2017). Description of eight new species and one new genus of Muricidae (Gastropoda) from the Indo-West Pacific. Novapex. 18(4): 81-103.


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