Septa marerubrum

Septa marerubrum is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]

Septa marerubrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Septa
Species:
S. marerubrum
Binomial name
Septa marerubrum
(Garcia-Talavera, 1985)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cymatium (Septa) marerubrum Garcia-Talavera, 1985
  • Cymatium marerubrum

Description

The shell size varies between 30 mm and 50 mm

Distribution

This species is found in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean

References

  • "Cymatium (Septa) marerubrum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 8 November 2010.


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