Reishia bronni

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

Reishia bronni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Rapaninae
Genus:
Reishia
Species:
R. bronni
Binomial name
Reishia bronni
(Dunker, 1860)
Synonyms[1]
  • Purpura bronni Dunker, 1860
  • Purpura suppressus Grabau & King, 1928
  • Thais bronni (Dunker, 1860)

Description

The shell size varies between 40 mm and 66 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Japan.

References
  1. Reishia bronni (Dunker, 1860). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 January 2011.
  • "Reishia bronni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 January 2011.


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