Acanthais
Acanthais is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, known as the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Acanthais | |
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| Shell of Acanthais brevidentata (specimen at MNHN, paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Rapaninae |
| Genus: | Acanthais Vermeij & Kool, 1994 |
References
- Acanthais Vermeij & Kool, 1994. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- Acanthais brevidentata (Wood, 1828). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
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