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Muricopsis rutila

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Muricopsis rutila
Shell of Muricopsis rutila mariangelae (paratype in the MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Muricopsis
Species:
M. rutila
Binomial name
Muricopsis rutila
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
  • Muricopsis (Muricopsis) rutila (Reeve, 1846)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Muricopsis (Muricopsis) rutila rutila (Reeve, 1846)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Muricopsis (Risomurex) rutila (Reeve, 1846)
  • Muricopsis rutila rutila (Reeve, 1846)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Ricinula rutila (Reeve, 1846)

Muricopsis rutila, common name : the beaded drupe, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Subspecies

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There are two subspecies:

  • Muricopsis rutila mariangelae Rolan & Fernandes, 1991 : this subspecies is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe[2]
  • Muricopsis rutila rutila (Reeve, 1846): this species is found in the Atlantic Ocean off Ghana: represented as Muricopsis rutila (Reeve, 1846)

Description

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The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm.

References

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  1. ^ a b Muricopsis rutila (Reeve, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 December 2018.
  2. ^ Gasgoigne, A. (1996). "Muricopsis mariangelae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T13932A4366666. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T13932A4366666.en.
  • Rolàn, E. & Fernandes, F., 1991. Muricopsis (Risomurex) (Gastropoda, Muricidae) de les islas de Sao Tomé y Principe (Golfo de Guinea, Africa occidental). Apex 6(1): 11-20
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