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

Murexsul nothokieneri
Shell of Murexsul nothokieneri (paratype 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. nothokieneri
Binomial name
Murexsul nothokieneri
Vokes, 1978
Synonyms

Muricopsis nothokieneri (E. H. Vokes, 1978)

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off East London, Cape Province, South Africa.

References

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  1. ^ Murexsul nothokieneri Vokes, 1978. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Vokes E.H. (1978). Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the eastern coast of Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum. 23(2): 375–418, pls 1–8.
  • Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176–270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.