Phyllocoma speciosa

Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa
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P. speciosa
Binomial name
Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa
(Angas, 1871)
Synonyms[1]
  • Galfridus speciosus (Angas, 1871)
  • Galfridus speciosus speciosus (Angas, 1871)
  • Murex scalarinus A. Adams, 1864
  • Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa (Angas, 1871)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa speciosa (Angas, 1871)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Triton (Cumia) speciosus Angas, 1871 (basionym)
  • Triton speciosus Angas, 1871 (original combination)

Subspecies

  • Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa eburnea (Petterd, 1884) [2]
  • Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa speciosa (Angas, 1871) [3]
  • Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa virginalis (Suter, 1913) [4]

Description

The shell size is between 12 mm and 20 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in Australian waters along Queensland and New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania and along New Zealand

References

  1. Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa (Angas, 1871). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 November 2010.
  2. "Phyllocoma (Galfridus) eburnea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  3. Gastropods.com : Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa speciosa accessed : 26 November 2010
  4. Gastropods.com : Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa virginalis; accessed : 26 November 2010
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