Muricopsis principensis

Muricopsis principensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Muricopsis
Subgenus: Muricopsis
Species: M. principensis
Binomial name
Muricopsis principensis
Rolan & Fernandes, 1991

Muricopsis principensis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the rock snails. [2]

This species is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe.

References

  1. Gasgoigne A. (1996). Muricopsis principensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
  2. Houart, R. (2010). Muricopsis (Muricopsis) principensis Rolán & Fernandes, 1991. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=407807 on 2010-12-28
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, March 10, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.