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Semiricinula squamosa

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Semiricinula squamosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Subclass:Caenogastropoda
Order:Neogastropoda
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Semiricinula squamosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Semiricinula
Species:
S. squamosa
Binomial name
Semiricinula squamosa
(Pease, 1868)
Synonyms[1]
  • Drupa fusconigra (Dunker, 1871)
  • Morula squamosa (Pease, 1868)
  • Sistrum fusconigra Dunker, 1871
  • Sistrum squamosum Pease, 1868 (basionym)
  • Thais fusconigra (Dunker, 1871)
  • Thais (Thaisella) infumata Hombron, J.B. & C.H. Jacquinot, 1853
  • Drupella fusconigra Dunker, 1871
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Description

The solid shell varies in length between 20 mm and 45 mm. Its sculpture shows varices with low spines. The color is creamy white with dark brown bands, brown or mottled. The oval aperture is narrowed by protruding plaits. It has a pale color with white inner lip.

Distribution

This species is distributed in shallow rocky areas in the Indian Ocean along Aldabra and Tanzania and in the Indo-West Pacific.

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