Phyllonotus globosus
| Phyllonotus globosus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Muricinae |
| Genus: | Phyllonotus |
| Species: | P. globosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonotus globosus Emmons, 1858 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Phyllonotus globosus, common name : the Globular Apple Murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 70 mm and 110 mm.
Distribution
This species is found in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela.
References
- 1 2 Phyllonotus globosus Emmons, 1858. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 23 June 2011.
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 116
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