Benthoxystus columnarius

Benthoxystus columnarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Trophoninae
Genus: Benthoxystus
Species: B. columnarius
Binomial name
Benthoxystus columnarius
(Hedley & May, 1908)
Synonyms[1]

Trophon columnarius Hedley & May, 1908

Benthoxystus columnarius is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Contents

Description

Distribution

References

  1. ^ a b Benthoxystus columnarius (Hedley & May, 1908).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=399109 on 24 April 2010.