Murexsul valae

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

Murexsul valae
Shell of Murexsul valae (paratype in MNHN, Paris)
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. valae
Binomial name
Murexsul valae
(Houart, 1991)
Synonyms[1]

Muricopsis (Murexsul) valae Houart, 1991

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Transkei, South Africa.

References
  1. Murexsul valae (Houart, 1991). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176–270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.


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