Biology:Ergalatax martensi

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Ergalatax martensi
Ergalatax martensi (MNHN-IM-2000-159).jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Ergalatax
Species:
E. martensi
Binomial name
Ergalatax martensi
(Schepman, 1892)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ergalatax obscura Houart, 1996
  • Pentadactylus martensi Schepman, 1892

Ergalatax martensi is one of the most common and the historic species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1] Ergalatax Martensi are commonly found within the deep blue sea and some time it gets floated to sea sand due to sea level changes.

Most of Ergalatax Martensi specification are mentioned on World register of Marine Species.

Description

The length of the shell attains 24.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, Yemen; in the Red Sea and off Djibouti.

References

  • Houart, R., 1996. On the identity of Morula martensis Dall, 1923 and description of a new species of Ergalatax from the Red Sea (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Ergalataxinae). The Nautilus 110(1): 12-16

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5385777 entry