Semiricinula chrysostoma
| Semiricinula chrysostoma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Rapaninae |
| Genus: | Semiricinula |
| Species: | S. chrysostoma |
| Binomial name | |
| Semiricinula chrysostoma (Deshayes, 1844) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Semiricinula chrysostoma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 15 mm and 20 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Red Sea, along Aden and in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar.
References
- 1 2 Semiricinula chrysostoma (Deshayes, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
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