Acanthina monodon is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Acanthina monodon | |
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Acanthina monodon shells | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Acanthina |
Species: | A. monodon
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Binomial name | |
Acanthina monodon (Pallas, 1774)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Acanthina costata Fischer, 1807 |
References
edit- ^ a b Acanthina monodon (Pallas, 1774). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
External links
edit- Sánchez R., Sepúlveda R. D., Brante A. & Cárdenas L. (2011). "Spatial pattern of genetic and morphological diversity in the direct developer Acanthina monodon (Gastropoda: Mollusca)". Marine Ecology Progress Series 434: 121–131. doi:10.3354/meps09184 PDF