Biology:Hirtomurex marshalli

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Hirtomurex marshalli
Hirtomurex marshalli (MNHN-IM-2000-20235).jpeg
Shell of Hirtomurex marshalli (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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H. marshalli
Binomial name
Hirtomurex marshalli
Oliverio, 2008[1]

Hirtomurex marshalli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 22 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia at depths between 350 m and 575 m.

References

  • Oliverio, M. (2008). Coralliophilinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) from the southwest Pacific. in: Héros, V. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993). 196: 481-585

Wikidata ☰ Q5771812 entry