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Xanthochorus buxeus

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Xanthochorus buxeus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Xanthochorus
Species:
X. buxeus
Binomial name
Xanthochorus buxeus
(Broderip, 1833)
Synonyms[1]

Murex boivini Kiener, 1842
Murex broderipii Michelotti, 1841
Murex buxeus Broderip in Broderip & Sowerby, 1833
Murex horridus Broderip in Sowerby, 1833

Xanthochorus buxeus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1] It is a predator.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Xanthochorus buxeus (Broderip, 1833). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Xanthochorus buxeus (Broderip 1833) - Encyclopedia of Life".