Siphonochelus mozambicus
Species of gastropod
| Siphonochelus mozambicus | |
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| Shell of Siphonochelus mozambicus (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Typhinae |
| Genus: | Siphonochelus |
| Species: | S. mozambicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Siphonochelus mozambicus Houart, 2017 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Siphonochelus (Siphonochelus) mozambicus Houart, 2017 | |
Siphonochelus mozambicus 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 53.9 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Mozambique Channel.
References
- ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Siphonochelus mozambicus Houart, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1048581 on 2019-01-06
External links
- Houart, R. (2017). Siphonochelus japonicus (A. Adams, 1863) and Siphonochelus nipponensis Keen & Campbell, 1964, and their intricate history with the description of a new Siphonochelus species from Mozambique (Gastropoda: Muricidae). Venus. 75 (1-4): 27-38
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