Ocenebra brevirobusta
Appearance
Ocenebra brevirobusta | |
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Shell of Ocenebra brevirobusta (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Ocenebra |
Species: | O. brevirobusta
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Binomial name | |
Ocenebra brevirobusta Houart, 2000
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Synonyms | |
Ocenebra brevirostra [sic] (lapsus in abstract) |
Ocenebra brevirobusta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The term brevirobusta comes from Latin. Brevis means short; Robusta means strong.[2]
Description
[edit]It's shell can grow up to 42 mm (1.65 inches) in length.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off Morocco.
References
[edit]- ^ Ocenebra brevirobusta Houart, 2000. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ^ a b "New species of Muricidae (Gastropoda) from the northeastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea". Zoosystema. 22 (3): 459–469. 2000.
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