Muricopsis perexigua

Muricopsis perexigua
Muricopsis (Muricopsis) perexigua
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricopsinae
Genus: Muricopsis
Subgenus: Muricopsis
Species: M. perexigua
Binomial name
Muricopsis (Muricopsis) perexigua
(Vokes, 1994)
Synonyms[1]

Muricopsis perexigua Vokes, 1994

Muricopsis (Muricopsis) perexigua 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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Description

The shell grows to a length of 7 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Caribbean Sea along Belize and Honduras; in the Atlantic Ocean along the Bahamas.

References

  1. ^ a b Muricopsis (Muricopsis) perexigua (Vokes, 1994).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=407806 on 1 May 2011.

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