Biology:Murex acanthostephes

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Murex acanthostephes
Murex acanthostephes IMG 5386 Beijing Museum of Natural History - NHM of Guangxi - Gulf of Tonkin collection.jpg
Shell of Murex acanthostephes (specimen at Beijing Museum of Natural History)
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M. acanthostephes
Binomial name
Murex acanthostephes
Watson, 1883
Synonyms

Murex (Murex) acanthostephes R. B. Watson, 1883· accepted, alternate representation

Murex acanthostephes is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails.[1]

References

  1. Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN:3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278

Wikidata ☰ Q6938301 entry