Biology:Biplex aculeata

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Biplex aculeata
Abapertural view of a shell of Biplex aculeata (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Tonnoidea
Family:
Ranellidae
Subfamily:
Ranellinae
Genus:
Biplex
Species:
B. aculeata
Binomial name
Biplex aculeata
(Schepman, 1909)
Synonyms[1]
  • Biplex pulchra (G. B. Sowerby II, 1836)
  • Bursa (Biplex) microstoma Fulton, 1930
  • Gyrineum (Biplex) perca var. aculeata Schepman, 1909
  • Ranella pulchra G.B. Sowerby II, 1836

Biplex aculeata, common name the spined maple leaf, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Japan to Northwest Australia

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biplex aculeata (Schepman, 1909). WoRMS (2010). Biplex aculeata (Schepman, 1909). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476435 on 27 June 2010 .

Wikidata ☰ Q4915460 entry





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