Muricopsis principensis

Muricopsis principensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Muricopsis
Subgenus: Muricopsis
Species: M. principensis
Binomial name
Muricopsis principensis
Rolan & Fernandes, 1991

Muricopsis principensis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the rock snails.[2]

This species is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe and is founded only on the island of Príncipe in which the last form of the scientific name as named after, the island of where the type of species are founded.

References

  1. Gasgoigne A. (1996). Muricopsis principensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
  2. Houart, R. (2010). Muricopsis (Muricopsis) principensis Rolán & Fernandes, 1991. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=407807 on 2010-12-28
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