Muricopsis cristata
| Muricopsis (Muricopsis) cristata Temporal range: Pliocene - Recent | |
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| A shell of Muricopsis (Muricopsis) cristata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Muricopsinae |
| Genus: | Muricopsis |
| Subgenus: | Muricopsis |
| Species: | M. cristata |
| Binomial name | |
| Muricopsis (Muricopsis) cristata (Brocchi, 1814) | |
Muricopsis (Muricopsis) cristata, common name Blainville's Muricop, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Synonyms
- Fusus dodecanesinus Bevilacqua, 1928
- Murex blainvillei Payraudeau, 1826
- Murex blainvillei var. aterrima Dautzenberg, 1890
- Murex blainvillei var. bicolor Monterosato, 1878
- Murex blainvillei var. gracilis Monterosato in Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882
- Murex blainvillei var. gracilis Monterosato, 1870
- Murex blainvillei var. minor Praus, 1906
- Murex blainvillei var. rosea Monterosato, 1878 in Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882
- Murex blainvillei var. trophoniformis Monterosato, 1884
- Murex blainvillei var. violacea Monterosato, in Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882
- Murex cataphractus Sowerby, 1834
- Murex cinosurus Chiereghini in Nardo, 1847
- Murex cristatus Brocchi, 1814 (basionym)
- Murex cristatus var. adellus de Gregorio, 1885
- Murex cristatus var. ampus de Gregorio, 1885
- Murex cristatus var. berdicus de Gregorio, 1885
- Murex cristatus var. emus de Gregorio, 1885
- Murex cristatus var. inermis Philippi, 1836
- Murex inermis Philippi, 1836
- Murex inermis trifasciata Nordsieck, 1972
- Murex pliciferus Bivona-Bernardi, 1832
- Murex porrectus Locard, 1886
- Murex rudis Risso, 1826
- Murex rugulosa O.G. Costa, 1861
- Murex subspinosus A. Adams, 1854
- Muricopsis atra Nordsieck, 1972
- Muricopsis blainvillei (Payraudeau, 1826)
- Muricopsis blainvillei var. horrida Monterosato in Coen, 1933
- Muricopsis blainvillei var. oblonga Stalio in Coen, 1933
- Muricopsis blainvillei var. spinulosa Stalio in Coen, 1933
- Muricopsis blainvillei var. umbilicata Coen, 1930
- Muricopsis cristatus (Brocchi, 1814)
- Muricopsis cristatus major Settepassi, 1977
- Muricopsis cristatus pungens Monterosato in Settepassi, 1977
- Muricopsis cristatus spinulatus Stalio in Settepassi, 1977
- Muricopsis hispida Monterosato in Coen, 1933
- Muricopsis spinulosa obsoleta Nordsieck, 1972
- Ocinebrina blainvillei (Payraudeau, 1826)
- Ocinebrina blainvillei var. hirsuta Pallary, 1904
Fossil records
The fossil record dates back to the Pliocene (age range: from 3.6 to 2.588 million years ago).[2]
Description
The shell size varies between 10 mm and 35 mm. [3] Size, color and morphology are very variable. The whorls have a variable number of more or less prominent varices showing foliaceous or spinose projections. They have a well-developed siphonal canal, and the siphon is quite elongated. [4]
Distribution
This quite common species is distributed in the Mediterranean Sea, in the Atlantic Ocean along Portugal, Morocco and the Canaries and in the Red Sea. [3]
References
- ↑ Muricopsis (Muricopsis) cristata (Brocchi, 1814). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 December 2010.
- ↑ Fossilworks
- 1 2 Gastropods.com : Muricopsis (Muricopsis) cristatus cristatus
- ↑ Mb Shells
External links
- Muricopsis cristata - Biodiversity Heritage Library - Bibliography
- Muricopsis cristata - NCBI Taxonomy Database
- Muricopsis cristata - Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- Muricopsis cristata - Encyclopedia of Life
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