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Monstrotyphis tangaroa

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Monstrotyphis tangaroa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Typhinae
Genus: Monstrotyphis
Species:
M. tangaroa
Binomial name
Monstrotyphis tangaroa
Houart & B. A. Marshall, 2012

Monstrotyphis tangaroa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1][2]

Distribution

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This species occurs in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Monstrotyphis tangaroa Houart & B. A. Marshall, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=707527 on 2019-01-06
  2. ^ Houart R. & Marshall B.A. (2012) The Recent Typhinae (Gastropoda: Muricidae) of New Zealand. Molluscan Research 32(3): 137–144.