Poropteron multicornis

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Poropteron multicornis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

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Poropteron multicornis
Shell of Poropteron multicornis (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Poropteron
Species:
P. multicornis
Binomial name
Poropteron multicornis
(Houart, 1991)
Synonyms
  • Pteropurpura (Poropteron) multicornis Houart, 1991 (basionym)
  • Pteropurpura multicornis Houart, 1991 (original combination)
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Distribution

This marine species occurs off East London, South Africa

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