Muricopsis espinosus mariae
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Muricopsis espinosus mariae | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific classification | ||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
| Trinomial name | ||||||||||||||||
| Muricopsis espinosus mariae (Finlay, 1930) |
||||||||||||||||
| Synonyms | ||||||||||||||||
|
Murexsul mariae Finlay, 1930 |
Muricopsis espinosus mariae is a subspecies of medium-sized sea snail, a predatory marine gastropod mollusc in the Family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Contents |
[edit] Distribution
This subspecies is endemic to New Zealand. It is found along the east coast of the North Island south to East Cape.
[edit] Habitat
This muricid is found from low water level to depths of up to 70 m.
[edit] Shell description
The shell is smaller than Muricopsis octogonus, and has no spines. It is however boldly sculptured with broadly-rounded axial folds, overridden by prominent sharply raised spiral cords.
The shell coloration is yellowish-brown to dark purplish-brown.
The maximum shell height is 25 mm, and width 12 mm.
