Muricopsis hernandezi

Muricopsis (Muricopsis) hernandezi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricopsinae
Genus: Muricopsis
Subgenus: Muricopsis
Species: M. hernandezi
Binomial name
Muricopsis (Muricopsis) hernandezi
Rolán & Gori, 2007
Synonyms[1]

Muricopsis hernandezi Rolán & Gori, 2007

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

The species is endemic to São Tomé e Príncipe, in the islands of São Tomé (mainly in the northeast and east) and the adjacent Ilhéu das Cabras to the northeast.

References

Further reading

  • Rolán E. & Gori S. 2007. A new species of Muricopsis (Muricidae: Muricopsinae) from São Tomé Island. Novapex, 8(1: 23-26.
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