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

Murex (Promurex) protocrassus
Shell of Murex protocrassus (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Murex
Species:
M. protocrassus
Binomial name
Murex protocrassus
Houart, 1990
Synonyms[1]

Murex (Promurex) protocrassus Houart, 1990

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

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  • Houart, R., 1990. New taxa and new records of Indo-Pacific species of Murex and Haustellum (Gastropoda, Muricidae, Muricinae). Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 12(2): 329-347, sér. 4° série, part. Section A
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