Neorapana muricata

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

Neorapana muricata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Rapaninae
Genus:
Neorapana
Species:
N. muricata
Binomial name
Neorapana muricata
(Broderip, 1832)
Synonyms[1]
  • Purpura muricata Broderip, 1832 (basionym)
  • Purpura truncata Duclos, 1833
  • Thais (Neorapana) muricata (Broderip, 1832)

References
  1. Neorapana muricata (Broderip, 1832). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 June 2012.


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