Muricopsis omanensis
Species of gastropod
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Muricopsis (Muricopsis) omanensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Muricopsis omanensis | |
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| Shells of Muricopsis omanensis (paratype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Muricopsis |
| Species: | M. omanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Muricopsis omanensis Smythe & Oliver, 1986 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Muricopsis omanensis Smythe & Oliver, 1986 | |
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Oman.
