Muricopsis testorii

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

Muricopsis testorii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Muricopsis
Species:
M. testorii
Binomial name
Muricopsis testorii
Houart & Gori, 2008
Synonyms[1]

Muricopsis (Muricopsis) testorii Houart & Gori, 2008

The species was first described in 2008 from specimens found in the northwest of the island of São Tomé, São Tomé e Príncipe.[2]

References

  1. Muricopsis testorii Houart & Gori, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 December 2018.
  2. Houart R.; Gori S. (2008). Description of a new Muricopsis species (Muricidae: Muricopsinae) from northwest São Tomé. Novapex, 9: 149–153.


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