Murex ternispina
Murex ternispina (also known as Murex Nigrospinosus) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Murex ternispina | |
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| Murex ternispina shell | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Murex |
| Species: | M. ternispina |
| Binomial name | |
| Murex ternispina Lamarck, 1822 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Murex nigrispinosus Reeve, 1845 | |
Distribution
It mainly occurs in Western Pacific Ocean
Description
Murex ternispina on a 1969 Indonesia postage stamp.
References
- Murex ternispina Lamarck, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
External links
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