Semiricinula chrysostoma

Semiricinula chrysostoma
Semiricinula chrysostoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Rapaninae
Genus: Semiricinula
Species: S. chrysostoma
Binomial name
Semiricinula chrysostoma
(Deshayes, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Drupa chrysostoma (Deshayes, 1844)
  • Purpura chrysostoma Deshayes, 1844 (basionym)
  • Ricinula chrysostoma (Deshayes, 1844)

Semiricinula chrysostoma 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 size varies between 15 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea, along Aden and in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar.

References

  1. ^ a b Semiricinula chrysostoma (Deshayes, 1844).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=397046 on 24 April 2010.
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III

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