Xymene plebeius
| Xymene plebeius | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Pagodulinae |
| Genus: | Xymene |
| Species: | X. plebeius |
| Binomial name | |
| Xymene plebeius (Hutton, 1873) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Xymene plebeius is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Zealand.
References
- 1 2 Xymene plebeius (Hutton, 1873). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- Beu, A.G. & Maxwell, P.A. (1990) Cenozoic Mollusca of New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin, 58, 1–518
External links
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