Homalocantha anatomica

Homalocantha anatomica
Homalocantha anatomica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Homalocantha
Species: H. anatomica
Binomial name
Homalocantha anatomica
(Perry, 1811)
Synonyms[1]

Hexaplex anatomica Perry, 1811
Homalocantha fauroti Jousseaume, 1888
Murex rota Mawe, 1823

Homalocantha anatomica, common name : "Pele's Murex" or "Anatomical Murex", 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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Taxonomy

  • Subspecies Homalocantha anatomica elatensis Heiman & Mienis, 2009 : synonym of Homalocantha elatensis Heiman & Mienis, 2009
  • Variety Homalocantha anatomica var. zamboi Burch & Burch, 1960 : synonym of Homalocantha zamboi (Burch & Burch, 1960)

Description

Adult shell size varies between 38 mm and 63 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific, including the Hawaiian Islands.

References

  1. ^ a b Homalocantha anatomica (Perry, 1811).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217162 on 22 December 2010.
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
  • Abbott and Dance (1982). "Compendium of Seashells"
  • Severns, M. (2000). "Hawaiian Seashells"

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