Muricopsis necocheana

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Muricopsis (Muricopsis) necocheana
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Muricopsis (Muricopsis) necocheana
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M. necocheana
Binomial name
Muricopsis (Muricopsis) necocheana
(Pilsbry, 1900)
Synonyms[1]

Sistrum nicocheanum Pilsbry, 1900

Muricopsis (Muricopsis) necocheana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 13 mm and 26 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Southwest Atlantic along Southeast Brazil and Argentina.

References

External links

  • "Muricopsis (Risomurex) necocheanus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.

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