Murex troscheli

Murex troscheli, also known as Troschel's murex, is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails.[1]

Murex troscheli
A shell of Murex troscheli.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Genus:
Murex
Subgenus:
Murex
Species:
M. troscheli
Binomial name
Murex troscheli
Lischke, 1868

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2011). Murex troscheli Lischke, 1868. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=564259 on 2011-03-09


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