Muricopsis rosea
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Muricopsis (Risomurex) rosea | |
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Muricopsis (Risomurex) rosea (Reeve, 1846)
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Muricopsis (Risomurex) rosea, common name : the pink drupe, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 15 mm
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the Caribbean Sea; the Gulf of Mexico; in the Indian Ocean along the Mascarene Basin.
References
- ^ a b Muricopsis (Risomurex) rosea (Reeve, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 December 2010.
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
External links
- Gastropods.com : Muricopsis (Risomurex) roseus; accessed ; 18 December 2010Error: "Q6938560" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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