Mipus crebrilamellosus

Mipus crebrilamellosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Coralliophilinae, the coral snails, within the family Muricidae, the murex snails and rock snails.[1]

Mipus crebrilamellosus
Two shells of Mipus crebrilamellosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
cladeHypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Coralliophilinae
Genus:
Mipus
Species:
M. crebrilamellosus
Binomial name
Mipus crebrilamellosus
(Sowerby, G.B. III, 1913)

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Japan and off Southeast Asia.

References
  1. Mipus crebrilamellosus (G.B. Sowerby III, 1913). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 November 2011.
  • "Mipus crebrilamellosus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 5 November 2011.


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