Biology:Prototyphis gracilis
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Shell of Prototyphis gracilis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Prototyphis |
| Species: | P. gracilis
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| Prototyphis gracilis Houart & Héros, 2008
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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
- ↑ Prototyphis gracilis Houart & Héros, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- 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
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