Siratus beauii

Siratus beauii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Siratus
Species: S. beauii
Binomial name
Siratus beauii
(Fischer & Bernardi, 1857)
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex beauii Fischer & Bernardi, 1857
  • Murex branchi Clench, 1953
  • Murex percoides Lobbecke, 1879

Siratus beauii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.
A deepwater species trapped alive at depths no less than around 180–200 meters, off West coast Barbados.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Siratus beauii (Fischer & Bernardi, 1857).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Personal marine bio observation
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp


    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.