Murexsul aradasii

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

Murexsul aradasii
Shell of Murexsul aradasii (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Murexsul
Species:	M. aradasii
Binomial name
Murexsul aradasii (Monterosato in Poirier, 1883)
Synonyms
Murex aradasii Monterosato in Poirier, 1883 Murex cyclopus Benoit in Monterosato, 1884 Murex diadema Aradas & Benoit, 1876 Murex labiosus var. fasciata Coen, 1933 Murex medicago Watson, 1897 Murex spinulosus Costa, 1861 (not Deshayes, 1835) Muricidea spinulosa (Costa O.G., 1861) Muricidea spinulosa var. scalata Monterosato, 1884 Muricopsis aradasii (Poirier, 1883) Muricopsis diadema (Aradas & Benoit, 1876) Muricopsis diadema var. elongatus Settepassi, 1977 Muricopsis diadema var. horridaus' Settepassi, 1977 Muricopsis diadema var. muticus Monterosato in Settepassi, 1977 Muricopsis diadema var. robustus Settepassi, 1977 Muricopsis medicago (Watson, 1897) Muricopsis spinulosa (Costa O.G., 1861)

Description

The shell size varies between 7 mm and 18 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in European waters along Madeira and the Canary Islands and in the Mediterranean Sea along Greece.

References

• Coen G. (1933). Saggio di una Sylloge Molluscorum Adriaticorum. Memorie del Regio Comitato Talassografico Italiano 192: pp. i-vii, 1-186
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

External links

• Poirier, J. (1883). Révision des Murex du Muséum. Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle [Paris. (2) 5: 13-128]
• Aradas A. & Benoit L. (1872-1876 ("1870") ). Conchigliologia vivente marina della Sicilia e delle isole che la circondano. Atti dell'Accademia Gioenia di Scienze Naturali. ser. 3, 6
• Watson, R. B. (1897). On the marine Mollusca of Madeira; with descriptions of thirty-five new species, and an index-list of all the known sea-dwelling species of that island. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 26(19): 233-329, pl. 19-20
• Costa, O. G. (1861). Microdoride mediterranea; o, Descrizione de poco ben conosciuti od affatto ignoti viventi minuti e micoscropici del Meditterraneo, pel professore O. G. Costa. Tomo primo. Con tredici tavole. i-xviii, 1-80. Stamperia dell'Iride, Napoli.
• Monterosato, T. A. di. (1884). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee. Virzi, printed for the Author, Palermo, 152 pp
• "Muricopsis (Muricopsis) aradasii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 28 December 2010.