Biology:Siratus tenuivaricosus

Short description: Species of gastropod

Siratus tenuivaricosus
Shell of Siratus tenuivaricosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Muricinae
Genus:	Siratus
Species:	S. tenuivaricosus
Binomial name
Siratus tenuivaricosus (Dautzenberg, 1927)
Synonyms
Chicoreus carioca Vokes, 1968 Chicoreus tenuivaricosus (Dautzenberg, 1927) Murex calcar Kiener, 1843 Murex tenuivaricosus Dautzenberg, 1927

Siratus tenuivaricosus 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. (2014). Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp.

Wikidata ☰ Q7530034 entry