- Muricopsis necocheana
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Muricopsis (Muricopsis) necocheana Muricopsis (Muricopsis) necocheana Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade NeogastropodaSuperfamily: Muricoidea Family: Muricidae Subfamily: Muricopsinae Genus: Muricopsis Subgenus: Muricopsis Species: M. necocheana Binomial name Muricopsis (Muricopsis) necocheana
(Pilsbry, 1900)Synonyms[1] Sistrum nicocheanum Pilsbry, 1900
Muricopsis (Muricopsis) necocheana 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 size of an adult shgell varies between 13 mm and 26 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Southwest Atlantic along Southeast Brazil and Argentina.
References
- ^ a b Muricopsis (Muricopsis) necocheana (Pilsbry, 1900). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=407803 on 1 May 2011.
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