Biology:Xymenopsis subnodosus

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Xymenopsis subnodosus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Pagodulinae
Genus: Xymenopsis
Species:
X. subnodosus
Binomial name
Xymenopsis subnodosus
(Gray, 1839)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum subnodosa Gray, 1839
  • Fusus cancellinus Philippi, 1845

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

Description

(Described as Fusus cancellinus) The white shell is fusiform. The whorls are convex. There are 16 ribs and 12 lirae (in the body whorl about24). The aperture is ovately oblong. The siphonal canal measures about the same length as the spire. The inner lip is thickened and toothed.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Strait of Magellan.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q8045569 entry