Murexsul valae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Murexsul valae | |
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Shell of Murexsul valae (paratype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Murexsul |
Species: | M. valae
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Binomial name | |
Murexsul valae (Houart, 1991)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Muricopsis (Murexsul) valae Houart, 1991 |
Description
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Transkei, South Africa.
References
edit- ^ a b Murexsul valae (Houart, 1991). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- 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.
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