Murexsul aradasii

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

Murexsul aradasii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricopsinae
Genus:
Murexsul
Species:
M. aradasii
Binomial name
Murexsul aradasii
(Monterosato in Poirier, 1883)
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex aradasii Monterosato in Poirier, 1883
  • Murex cyclopus Benoit in Monterosato, 1884
  • Murex diadema Aradas & Benoit, 1876
  • Murex medicago Watson, 1897
  • Murex spinulosus Costa, 1861 (not Deshayes, 1835)
  • Muricopsis aradasii (Poirier, 1883)
  • Muricopsis diadema (Aradas & Benoit, 1876)
  • Muricopsis diadema var. elongatus Settepassi, 1977
  • Muricopsis diadema var. horridus Settepassi, 1977
  • Muricopsis diadema var. muticus Monterosato in Settepassi, 1977
  • Muricopsis diadema var. robustus Settepassi, 1977
  • Muricopsis medicago (Watson, 1897)

Description

The shell size varies between 7 mm and 18 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in European waters along Madeira and the Canary Islands and in the Mediterranean Sea along Greece.

References
  1. Murexsul aradasii (Monterosato in Poirier, 1883). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 December 2010.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • "Muricopsis (Muricopsis) aradasii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 28 December 2010.


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