Muricanthus nigritus

Muricanthus nigritus
Muricanthus nigritus
Shell of Muricanthus nigritus (Philippi, 1845), and operculum measuring 78.7 mm in height, from Concepcion Bay, in Mexico.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Muricanthus
Species: M. nigritus
Binomial name
Muricanthus nigritus
(Philippi, 1845)
Synonyms[1]

Murex melanoleuca Mørch, 1852
Murex nigrita sensu Meuschen Mørch, 1852
Murex nigritus Philippi, 1845

Muricanthus nigritus 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

Distribution

References

  1. ^ a b Muricanthus nigritus (Philippi, 1845).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=406197 on 24 April 2010.

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