Ergalatax crassulnata

Ergalatax crassulnata, common name : the coarse cronia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Ergalatax crassulnata
Ergalatax crassulnata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Ergalataxinae
Genus:
Ergalatax
Species:
E. crassulnata
Binomial name
Ergalatax crassulnata
(Hedley, 1915)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cronia crassulnata (Hedley, 1915)
  • Morula rhyssa Dall, 1923
  • Thais crassulnata Hedley, 1915

Description

The shell size varies between 25 mm and 35 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia

References
  1. Ergalatax crassulnata (Hedley, 1915). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • "Ergalatax crassulnata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
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