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Indothais javanica

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Indothais javanica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Rapaninae
Genus: Indothais
Species:
I. javanica
Binomial name
Indothais javanica
(Philippi, 1848)
Synonyms[1]
  • Purpura javanica Philippi, 1848
  • Thais (Thaisella) javanica (Philippi, 1848)
  • Thaisella javanica (Philippi, 1848)

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 26 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Western Australia.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Indothais javanica (Philippi, 1848). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714481 on 2019-01-06
  2. ^ Claremont M., Vermeij G.J., Williams S.T. & Reid D.G. (2013) Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 91–102. [Published online 28 September 2012; Code-compliant paper version published January 2013]