Murexsul spiculus

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Murexsul spiculus
Muricopsis spiculus 001.jpg
Shell of Murexsul spiculus (paratype in the MNHN, Paris)
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M. spiculus
Binomial name
Murexsul spiculus
(Houart, 1987)
Synonyms[1]

Muricopsis spiculus Houart, 1987

Murexsul spiculus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 10.2 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Coral Sea .

References

  1. ^ a b Murexsul spiculus (Houart, 1987). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Houart, R., 1987. Description of three new muricid Gastropods from the south-western Pacific Ocean with comments on new geographical data. Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 4(8)("1986"): 757–767

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