Murexsul aradasii

Murexsul aradasii
Murexsul aradasii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricopsinae
Genus: Murexsul
Species: M. aradasii
Binomial name
Murexsul aradasii
(Monterosato in Poirier, 1883)
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex aradasii Monterosato in Poirier, 1883
  • Murex cyclopus Benoit in Monterosato, 1884
  • Murex diadema Aradas & Benoit, 1876
  • Murex medicago Watson, 1897
  • Murex spinulosus Costa, 1861 (not Deshayes, 1835)
  • Muricopsis aradasii (Poirier, 1883)
  • Muricopsis diadema (Aradas & Benoit, 1876)
  • Muricopsis diadema var. elongatus Settepassi, 1977
  • Muricopsis diadema var. horridus Settepassi, 1977
  • Muricopsis diadema var. muticus Monterosato in Settepassi, 1977
  • Muricopsis diadema var. robustus Settepassi, 1977
  • Muricopsis medicago (Watson, 1897)

Murexsul aradasii 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 7 mm and 18 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in European waters along Madeira and the Canary Islands and in the Mediterranean Sea along Greece.

References

  1. ^ a b Murexsul aradasii (Monterosato in Poirier, 1883).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=407837 on 28 December 2010.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

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