Biology:Muricopsis seminolensis

Short description: Species of gastropod

Muricopsis seminolensis
Shell of Muricopsis seminolensis (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Muricopsis
Species:	M. seminolensis
Binomial name
Muricopsis seminolensis Vokes & Houart, 1986
Synonyms
Muricopsis (Muricopsis) seminolensis E. H. Vokes & Houart, 1986· accepted, alternate representation Muricopsis (Risomurex) seminolensis Vokes & Houart, 1986

Muricopsis seminolensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Senegal.

External links

• MNHN, Paris: Muricopsis seminolensis (holotype)
• Vokes, E. & Houart, R., 1986. – A new species of Muricopsis (Risomurex) from west Africa. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 19(2): 88

Wikidata ☰ Q6938563 entry