Muricopsis rutila
| Muricopsis (Muricopsis) rutila | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| 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. rutila |
| Binomial name | |
| Muricopsis (Muricopsis) rutila (Reeve, 1846) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Muricopsis (Risomurex) rutilus (Reeve, 1846) | |
Muricopsis (Muricopsis) rutila, common name : the beaded drupe, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Subspecies
- Muricopsis (Muricopsis) rutila mariangelae Rolan & Fernandes, 1991 : this species is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe (synonyms : Muricopsis (Risomurex) rutilus mariangelae Rolan & Fernandes, 1991; Muricopsis mariangelae Rolan & Fernandes, 1991)
- Muricopsis (Muricopsis) rutila rutila (Reeve, 1846): this species is found in the Atlantic Ocean along Ghana (synonym : Ricinula rutilus Reeve, 1846 (basionym) )
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is found in the Atlantic Ocean along Ghana.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Muricopsis (Muricopsis) rutila (Reeve, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 December 2010.