Biology:Phrygiomurex sculptilis

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Phrygiomurex sculptilis
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.132684 - Phrygiomurex sculptilis (Reeve, 1844) - Muricidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Phrygiomurex sculptilis shells
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P. sculptilis
Binomial name
Phrygiomurex sculptilis
(Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Phyllocoma sculptilis (Reeve, 1846)
  • Triton sculptilis Reeve, 1844

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

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References

  • Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 86
  • Houart R., Kilburn R.N. & Marais A.P. (2010) Muricidae. pp. 176–270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp

Wikidata ☰ Q7188177 entry