Pradoxa thomensis

Pradoxa thomensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricopsinae
Genus: Pradoxa
Species: P. thomensis
Binomial name
Pradoxa thomensis
(Fernandes & Rolan, 1990)
Synonyms

Paradoxa thomensis Fernandes & Rolan, 1990

Pradoxa thomensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]

Description

The species is named after where the species are founded, the island of São Tomé.

Distribution

Pradoxa thomensis is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Gasgoigne, A. (1996). "Paradoxa thomensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T16084A5380601. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  2. Gofas, S. (2015). Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. "Pradoxa thomensis (Fernandes & Rolan, 1990)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species.


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