Biology:Indothais rufotincta

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Indothais rufotincta
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Indothais rufotincta (Tan & Sigurdsson, 1996); Length 2.8 cm; Originating from the Thailand; Shell of own collection, therefore not geocoded
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Indothais
Species:
I. rufotincta
Binomial name
Indothais rufotincta
(K. S. Tan & Sigurdsson, 1996)
Synonyms[1]
  • Thais (Thaisella) rufotincta Tan & Sigurdsson, 1996
  • Thais rufotincta K. S. Tan & Sigurdsson, 1996
  • Thaisella rufotincta (Tan & Sigurdsson, 1996)

Indothais rufotincta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1][2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 30 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Singapore.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase (2018). Indothais rufotincta (K. S. Tan & Sigurdsson, 1996). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714484 on 2019-01-06
  2. Claremont M., Vermeij G.J., Williams S.T. & Reid D.G. (2013) Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 91–102. [Published online 28 September 2012; Code-compliant paper version published January 2013]

External links

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