Murex aedonius

Murex aedonius
Murex (Pseudomurex) aedonius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Murex
Subgenus: Pseudomurex
Species: M. aedonius
Binomial name
Murex (Pseudomurex) aedonius
Watson, 1896

Murex (Pseudomurex) aedonius is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) states that the subgenus Murex (Pseudomurex) has been brought into synonymy with Pseudomurex Monterosato, 1872, leaving the status of Murex (Pseudomurex) aedonius unchanged. The genus Pseudomurex in turn has been brought into synonymy with Coralliophila H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 by M. Oliverio in 2008 [2]. This genus contains the species Coralliophila (Pseudomurex) aedonia [3][4]. Therefore, there is good reason to believe that both species are synonyms.

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Description

Distribution

References

  1. ^ Murex (Pseudomurex) aedonius Watson, 1896.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404033 on 24 April 2010.
  2. ^ Oliverio M. (2008) Coralliophilinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) from the southwest Pacific. In: V. Héros, R.H. Cowie & P. Bouchet (eds), Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 196: 481-585. page(s): 485
  3. ^ WoRMS : Coralliophila aedonia; accessed : 23 December 2010
  4. ^ Gastropods.com : Coralliophila (Pseudomurex) aedonia; accessed : 23 December 2010

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