Biology:Murexsul kieneri

Short description: Species of gastropod

Murexsul kieneri
Shell of Murexsul kieneri (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Murexsul
Species:	M. kieneri
Binomial name
Murexsul kieneri (Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms
Murex exiguus Kiener, 1842 (Invalid: junior homonym of Murex exiguus Broderip, 1833; Murex kieneri is a replacement name) Murex kieneri Reeve, 1845

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

References

• Kiener, L.-C., 1842–43 – Genre Rocher (Murex), Linné. Volume 7. In: Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Famille des canalifères, p. 130 pp
• Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176–270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp

External links

• Reeve, L. A. (1845-1849). Monograph of the genus Murex. In: Conchologia Iconica: or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 3, pls 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London

Wikidata ☰ Q10795470 entry