Cytharomorula benedicta
Species of gastropod
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Cytharomorula benedicta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Cytharomorula benedicta | |
|---|---|
| Shell of Cytharomorula benedicta (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Ergalataxinae |
| Genus: | Cytharomorula |
| Species: | C. benedicta |
| Binomial name | |
| Cytharomorula benedicta (Melvill & Standen, 1895) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Murex (Ocinebra) benedictus Melvill & Standen, 1895 | |
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Loyalty Islands.