Murexsul merlei
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| Murexsul merlei | |
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| Shell of Murexsul merlei (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Murexsul |
| Species: | M. merlei |
| Binomial name | |
| Murexsul merlei Houart & Héros, 2008 | |
Murexsul merlei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1] It was first described by Roland Houart and V. Héros in the 2008 publication Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Fiji and Tonga.[2] It can be found from depths of 268 metres (879 ft) to 806 metres (2,644 ft).[3]
