Muricopsis rutila
| Muricopsis rutila | |
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| Shell of Muricopsis rutila mariangelae (paratype in the MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Muricopsis |
| Species: | M. rutila
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| Binomial name | |
| Muricopsis rutila (Reeve, 1846)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Muricopsis rutila, common name : the beaded drupe, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Subspecies
[edit]There are two subspecies:
- Muricopsis rutila mariangelae Rolan & Fernandes, 1991 : this subspecies is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe[2]
- Muricopsis rutila rutila (Reeve, 1846): this species is found in the Atlantic Ocean off Ghana: represented as Muricopsis rutila (Reeve, 1846)
Description
[edit]The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm.
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Muricopsis rutila (Reeve, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 December 2018.
- ^ Gasgoigne, A. (1996). "Muricopsis mariangelae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T13932A4366666. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T13932A4366666.en.
- Rolàn, E. & Fernandes, F., 1991. Muricopsis (Risomurex) (Gastropoda, Muricidae) de les islas de Sao Tomé y Principe (Golfo de Guinea, Africa occidental). Apex 6(1): 11-20
External links
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