- Mexacanthina
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Mexacanthina Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade NeogastropodaSuperfamily: Muricoidea Family: Muricidae Subfamily: Ocenebrinae Genus: Mexacanthina
Marko & Vermeij, 1999Mexacanthina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Species
Species within the genus Mexacanthina include:
- Mexacanthina angelica (Oldroyd, 1918)[2]
- Mexacanthina lugubris (Sowerby, 1821)[3]
References
- ^ Mexacanthina Marko & Vermeij, 1999. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=403858 on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Mexacanthina angelica (Oldroyd, 1918). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404502 on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Mexacanthina lugubris (Sowerby, 1821). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404505 on 25 April 2010.
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