Thaisella kiosquiformis

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

Thaisella kiosquiformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Rapaninae
Genus: Thaisella
Species:
T. kiosquiformis
Binomial name
Thaisella kiosquiformis
(Duclos, 1832)
Synonyms[1]
  • Purpura kiosquiformis Duclos, 1832
  • Thais (Stramonita) kiosquiformis (Duclos, 1832)
  • Thais (Thaisella) kiosquiformis (Duclos, 1832)

Description

The length of the shell attains 37 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Panama.

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Thaisella kiosquiformis (Duclos, 1832). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574261 on 2019-01-06
  • Claremont, M., Vermeij, G. J., Williams, S. T. & Reid, D. G. (2013). Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 66: 91–102.


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