Thaisella kiosquiformis

Thaisella kiosquiformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Rapaninae
Genus: Thaisella
Species:
T. kiosquiformis
Binomial name
Thaisella kiosquiformis
(Duclos, 1832)
Synonyms[1]
  • Purpura kiosquiformis Duclos, 1832
  • Thais (Stramonita) kiosquiformis (Duclos, 1832)
  • Thais (Thaisella) kiosquiformis (Duclos, 1832)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 37 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Panama.

References

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Thaisella kiosquiformis (Duclos, 1832). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574261 on 2019-01-06
  • 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.
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