Siratus motacilla
| Siratus motacilla | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Muricinae |
| Genus: | Siratus |
| Species: | S. motacilla |
| Binomial name | |
| Siratus motacilla (Gmelin, 1791) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Murex briskasii Verrill, 1953 | |
Siratus motacilla is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
Shell colour varies between shades of yellow through pink to a darker red.
This deepwater species can have a considerably extended siphonal canal
sometimes accounting for more than half the mollusc's overall length.
The mollusc's operculum efficiently seals the aperture completely.
Distribution
Specimens have been trapped alive off the West coast of BARBADOS Lesser Antilles
at depths around 100 m.
References
- 1 2 Siratus motacilla (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
External links
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