Muricopsis pauxilla

Muricopsis pauxilla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Muricopsis
Species:
M. pauxilla
Binomial name
Muricopsis pauxilla
(A. Adams, 1854)
Synonyms[1]

Murex pauxillus A. Adams, 1854

Muricopsis pauxilla (A. Adams, 1854)
Muricopsis pauxilla (A. Adams, 1854)

Muricopsis (Muricopsis) pauxilla 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 9 mm and 18 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is distributed in the Gulf of California, along Western Mexico

References

  1. ^ a b Muricopsis (Muricopsis) pauxilla (A. Adams, 1854). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2011.
  • "Muricopsis (Muricopsis) pauxillus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.


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