Gemixystus leptos
| Gemixystus leptos | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Trophoninae |
| Genus: | Gemixystus |
| Species: | G. leptos |
| Binomial name | |
| Gemixystus leptos (Houart, 1995) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Apixystus leptos Houart, 1995 | |
Gemixystus leptos is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Coral Sea, off New Caledonia, the Chesterfield Islands and off Australia (Queensland).
References
- 1 2 Gemixystus leptos (Houart, 1995). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Houart R. (1995).The Trophoninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae) of the New Caledonia region. In: P. Bouchet (ed.) Résultats des Campagnes Musorstom, volume 14. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 167: 459-498 page(s): 490, figs 28-29, 86-89, 134-136
- Houart, R. 2004. A review of Gemixystus Iredale, 1929 (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Australia and New Zealand. Novapex 5(2): 1-27
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