Muricopsis seminolensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Muricopsis seminolensis | |
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Shell of Muricopsis seminolensis (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Muricopsis |
Species: | M. seminolensis
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Binomial name | |
Muricopsis seminolensis Vokes & Houart, 1986
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Senegal.
References
edit- ^ a b Muricopsis (Muricopsis) seminolensis Vokes & Houart, 1986. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
External links
edit- MNHN, Paris: Muricopsis seminolensis (holotype)
- Vokes, E. & Houart, R., 1986. – A new species of Muricopsis (Risomurex) from west Africa. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 19(2): 88
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