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

Murexsul leonardi
Shell of Murexsul leonardi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Murexsul
Species:
M. leonardi
Binomial name
Murexsul leonardi
(Houart, 1993)
Synonyms[1]

Muricopsis (Murexsul) leonardi Houart, 1993b

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Christmas Island.

References

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  1. ^ a b Murexsul leonardi (Houart, 1993). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Houart, R., 1993 – Three new species of Muricinae and Muricopsinae (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Somalia, Christmas (Line Islands) and Philippines Islands- Venus, vol. 52(1), pp. 41–46
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