Biology:Prototyphis gracilis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Prototyphis gracilis
Prototyphis gracilis (MNHN-IM-2000-20010).jpeg
Shell of Prototyphis gracilis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Prototyphis
Species:
P. gracilis
Binomial name
Prototyphis gracilis
Houart & Héros, 2008

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 23.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Fiji Islands.

References

  • Houart, R.; Héros, V. (2008). Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Fiji and Tonga. in: Héros, V. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993). 196: 437-480
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7252180 entry