Prototyphis gracilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

Houart, R. & Héros, V. (2008). Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Fiji and Tonga. In: Héros, V. et al. (eds), Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. 196: 437-480. (look up in IMIS) [2]

The length of the shell attains 23.5 mm. [3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Fiji Islands.

References

  1. ^ Prototyphis gracilis Houart & Héros, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Prototyphis gracilis". Conchology.
  3. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Prototyphis gracilis Houart & Héros, 2008". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  • Houart, R.; Héros, V. (2008). Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Fiji and Tonga. in: Héros, V. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993). 196: 437-480
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prototyphis_gracilis
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