Prototyphis gracilis
| Prototyphis gracilis | |
|---|---|
.jpeg)
| |
| Shell of Prototyphis gracilis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Prototyphis |
| Species: | P. gracilis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Prototyphis gracilis Houart & Héros, 2008
| |
Prototyphis gracilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
[edit]Houart, R. & Héros, V. (2008). Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Fiji and Tonga. In: Héros, V. et al. (eds), Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. 196: 437-480. (look up in IMIS) [2]
The length of the shell attains 23.5 mm. [3]
![[icon]](/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (October 2024) |
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off the Fiji Islands.
References
[edit]- ^ Prototyphis gracilis Houart & Héros, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ^ "Prototyphis gracilis". Conchology.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Prototyphis gracilis Houart & Héros, 2008". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- Houart, R.; Héros, V. (2008). Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Fiji and Tonga. in: Héros, V. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993). 196: 437-480
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp
External links
[edit]
 | This Muricidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |