Siphonochelus nipponensis

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

Siphonochelus nipponensis
Shell of Siphonochelus nipponensis (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Siphonochelus
Species:
S. nipponensis
Binomial name
Siphonochelus nipponensis
Keen & Campbell, 1964
Synonyms[1]

Siphonochelus nipponensis Keen & Campbell, 1964

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Papua New Guinea.

References

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  • Houart R. , 2017. Siphonochelus japonicus (A. Adams, 1863) and Siphonochelus nipponensis Keen & Campbell, 1964, and Their Intricate History with the Description of a New Siphonochelus Species from Mozambique (Gastropoda: Muricidae). Venus 75(1–4): 27-38
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