Murex tenuirostrum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Murex |
| Species: | M. tenuirostrum
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| Binomial name | |
| Murex tenuirostrum Lamarck, 1822
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| SynonymsLamarck, 1822 | |
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Murex (Murex) tenuirostrum Lamarck, 1822· accepted, alternate representation | |
Murex tenuirostrum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
- Subspecies
- Murex tenuirostrum africanus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988: synonym of Murex africanus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
Description
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Papua New Guinea.
References
- ^ Murex tenuirostrum Lamarck, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
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