Mipus tonganus
Species of gastropod
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Mipus tonganus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]
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| Mipus tonganus | |
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| Shell of Mipus tonganus (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Mipus |
| Species: | M. tonganus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mipus tonganus Oliverio, 2008[1] | |
The species was originally described by M. Oliverio.[3]
Description
The length of the shell attains 11.9 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Tonga at depths between 281 m and 320 m.
