Haustellum tweedianum

Haustellum tweedianum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Haustellum
Species: H. tweedianum
Binomial name
Haustellum tweedianum
(Macpherson, 1962)
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex espinosus Macpherson, 1959
  • Murex tweedianus Macpherson, 1962 (basionym)
  • Vokesimurex tweedianus (Macpherson, 1962)

Haustellum tweedianum, common name : the Tweed murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

The shell of an adult specimen varies between 50 mm and 80 mm.

Distribution

This marine species can be found off South Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.

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