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Hirtomurex marshalli

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Hirtomurex marshalli
Shell of Hirtomurex marshalli (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Hirtomurex
Species:
H. marshalli
Binomial name
Hirtomurex marshalli
Oliverio, 2008[1]

Hirtomurex marshalli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 22 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia at depths between 350 m and 575 m.

References

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  • Oliverio, M. (2008). Coralliophilinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) from the southwest Pacific. in: Héros, V. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993). 196: 481-585