Gemixystus calcareus
Gemixystus calcareus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Gemixystus calcareus | |
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| Shell of Gemixystus calcareus (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Trophoninae |
| Genus: | Gemixystus |
| Species: | G. calcareus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gemixystus calcareus Houart & Héros, 2012 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 5.4 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Chesterfield Archipelago, New Caledonia.
References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Gemixystus calcareus Houart & Héros, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596820 on 2019-01-06
- Houart R. & Héros V. (2019). The genus Gemixystus Iredale, 1929 (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Trophoninae) in New Caledonia with the description of two new species and some notes on the genus in the Indo-West Pacific. Novapex. 20(1-2): 1-12
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