Haustellum barbieri
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Haustellum |
Species: | H. barbieri
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Binomial name | |
Haustellum barbieri Houart, 1993
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Haustellum barbieri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
[edit]It is a club-shaped sea snail with light color combinations variating between yellow, gray, brown on some cases, and white. It is a big sea snail, measuring over 97.6mm.
Distribution
[edit]Most descriptions and reports come mainly from Madagascar.
References
[edit]- ^ Haustellum barbieri Houart, 1993. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Houart R. (2014). Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp.
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