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Xymene warreni

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Xymene warreni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Xymene
Species:
X. warreni
Binomial name
Xymene warreni
Ponder, 1972

Xymene warreni is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails,[1] and was first described in 1972 by Winston Ponder.[1][2]

Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.

References

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  1. ^ a b Houart, R. (2014). Xymene warreni Ponder, 1972. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=399428 on 2015-01-08
  2. ^ W. F. Ponder (December 1972). "A review of the genus Xymene Iredale of New Zealand (Mollusca : Muricidae)". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 2 (4): 471-499 [472]. doi:10.1080/03036758.1972.10423295. ISSN 0303-6758. Wikidata Q104026786.