Ceratostoma foliatum, or leafy hornmouth is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the rock snails.
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| Ceratostoma foliatum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Ceratostoma |
| Species: | C. foliatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Ceratostoma foliatum (Gmelin, 1791)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Murex foliatus Gmelin, 1791 | |
Distribution
editThis species lives in the Eastern Pacific.
Known from California, West coast of North America.
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Ceratostoma foliatum (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=240767 on 2018-10-07
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