Biology:Acanthina monodon

Short description: Species of gastropod

Acanthina monodon
Acanthina monodon shells
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Ocenebrinae
Genus:	Acanthina
Species:	A. monodon
Binomial name
Acanthina monodon (Pallas, 1774)
Synonyms
Acanthina costata Fischer, 1807 Acanthina imbricata Fischer, 1807 Acanthina laevigata Fischer, 1807 Buccinum monoceros Bruguière, 1789 Buccinum monodon Pallas, 1774 Buccinum narval Bruguière, 1789 Monoceros acuminatum Sowerby, 1835 Monoceros breve Sowerby, 1821 Monoceros calcar sensu Martyn, 1784 Deshayes, 1844 Monoceros costatum Sowerby, 1835 Monoceros imbricatum Lamarck, 1816 Monoceros striatum Lamarck, 1822 Unicornus typus Montfort, 1810

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

External links

• Sánchez R., Sepúlveda R. D., Brante A. & Cárdenas L. (2011). "Spatial pattern of genetic and morphological diversity in the direct developer Acanthina monodon (Gastropoda: Mollusca)". Marine Ecology Progress Series 434: 121–131. doi:10.3354/meps09184 PDF

Wikidata ☰ Q4671873 entry