Biology:Muricopsis pauxilla
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Muricopsis pauxilla | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Muricopsis |
| Species: | M. pauxilla
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| Binomial name | |
| Muricopsis pauxilla (A. Adams, 1854)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Murex pauxillus A. Adams, 1854 | |
Muricopsis (Muricopsis) pauxilla is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 9 mm and 18 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is distributed in the Gulf of California, along Western Mexico
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Muricopsis (Muricopsis) pauxilla (A. Adams, 1854). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2011.
External links
- "Muricopsis (Muricopsis) pauxillus" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/3/Shell_20483.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q6938557 entry
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