Siratus carolynae
Appearance
Siratus carolynae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Siratus |
Species: | S. carolynae
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Binomial name | |
Siratus carolynae (Vokes, 1990)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Chicoreus (Siratus) carolynae Vokes, 1990 |
Siratus carolynae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
[edit]This offshore species attains a size of 50 mm.
Distribution
[edit]Often trawled at 40-55 metres, off Bahia, Brazil.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Siratus carolynae (Vokes, 1990). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.