Murexsul aradasii

Murexsul aradasii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Muricopsinae
Genus:	Murexsul
Species:	M. aradasii
Binomial name
	Murexsul aradasii; (Monterosato in Poirier, 1883)
Synonyms[1]
	Murex aradasii Monterosato in Poirier, 1883; Murex cyclopus Benoit in Monterosato, 1884; Murex diadema Aradas & Benoit, 1876; Murex medicago Watson, 1897; Murex spinulosus Costa, 1861 (not Deshayes, 1835); Muricopsis aradasii (Poirier, 1883); Muricopsis diadema (Aradas & Benoit, 1876); Muricopsis diadema var. elongatus Settepassi, 1977; Muricopsis diadema var. horridus Settepassi, 1977; Muricopsis diadema var. muticus Monterosato in Settepassi, 1977; Muricopsis diadema var. robustus Settepassi, 1977; Muricopsis medicago (Watson, 1897);

Murexsul aradasii 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 7 mm and 18 mm

This species is distributed in European waters along Madeira and the Canary Islands and in the Mediterranean Sea along Greece.

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

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