Siphonochelus tityrus

Siphonochelus (Siphonochelus) tityrus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Typhinae
Genus: Siphonochelus
Subgenus: Siphonochelus
Species: S. tityrus
Binomial name
Siphonochelus (Siphonochelus) tityrus
(Bayer, 1971)
Synonyms[1]

Typhis (Siphonochelus) tityrus Bayer, 1971

Siphonochelus (Siphonochelus) tityrus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 5 mm and 14 mm.

Distribution

This species is found in the Caribbean Sea along Venezuela, Panama and Trinidad.

References

  1. 1 2 Siphonochelus (Siphonochelus) tityrus (Bayer, 1971).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 May 2011.


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