Conchatalos spinula

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

Conchatalos spinula
Shell of Conchatalos spinula (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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C. spinula
Binomial name
Conchatalos spinula
Houart & Héros, 2008

Description

The length of the shell attains 6.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Fidji Islands.

References

  • Houart, R. & Héros, V., 2008. Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Fiji and Tonga. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 196: 437-480


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