Muricopsis cristata

Muricopsis cristata
Muricopsis (Muricopsis) cristata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricopsinae
Genus: Muricopsis
Subgenus: Muricopsis
Species: M. cristata
Binomial name
Muricopsis (Muricopsis) cristata
(Brocchi, 1814)
Synonyms[1]
  • Fusus dodecanesinus Bevilacqua, 1928
  • Murex blainvillei Payraudeau, 1826
  • Murex blainvillei var. aterrima Dautzenberg, 1890
  • Murex blainvillei var. bicolor Monterosato, 1878
  • Murex blainvillei var. gracilis Monterosato in Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882
  • Murex blainvillei var. gracilis Monterosato, 1870
  • Murex blainvillei var. minor Praus, 1906
  • Murex blainvillei var. rosea Monterosato, 1878 in Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882
  • Murex blainvillei var. trophoniformis Monterosato, 1884
  • Murex blainvillei var. violacea Monterosato, in Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882
  • Murex cataphractus Sowerby, 1834
  • Murex cinosurus Chiereghini in Nardo, 1847
  • Murex cristatus Brocchi, 1814 (basionym)
  • Murex cristatus var. adellus de Gregorio, 1885
  • Murex cristatus var. ampus de Gregorio, 1885
  • Murex cristatus var. berdicus de Gregorio, 1885
  • Murex cristatus var. emus de Gregorio, 1885
  • Murex cristatus var. inermis Philippi, 1836
  • Murex inermis Philippi, 1836
  • Murex inermis trifasciata Nordsieck, 1972
  • Murex pliciferus Bivona-Bernardi, 1832
  • Murex porrectus Locard, 1886
  • Murex rudis Risso, 1826
  • Murex rugulosa O.G. Costa, 1861
  • Murex subspinosus A. Adams, 1854
  • Muricopsis atra Nordsieck, 1972
  • Muricopsis blainvillei (Payraudeau, 1826)
  • Muricopsis blainvillei var. horrida Monterosato in Coen, 1933
  • Muricopsis blainvillei var. oblonga Stalio in Coen, 1933
  • Muricopsis blainvillei var. spinulosa Stalio in Coen, 1933
  • Muricopsis blainvillei var. umbilicata Coen, 1930
  • Muricopsis cristatus (Brocchi, 1814)
  • Muricopsis cristatus major Settepassi, 1977
  • Muricopsis cristatus pungens Monterosato in Settepassi, 1977
  • Muricopsis cristatus spinulatus Stalio in Settepassi, 1977
  • Muricopsis hispida Monterosato in Coen, 1933
  • Muricopsis spinulosa obsoleta Nordsieck, 1972
  • Ocinebrina blainvillei (Payraudeau, 1826)
  • Ocinebrina blainvillei var. hirsuta Pallary, 1904

Muricopsis (Muricopsis) cristata 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 10 mm and 35 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Mediterranean Sea, in the Atlantic Ocean along Portugal, Morocco and the Canaries and in the Red Sea

References

  1. ^ a b Muricopsis (Muricopsis) cristata (Brocchi, 1814).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=407794 on 28 December 2010.

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