Semiricinula tissoti
Species of gastropod
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Semiricinula tissoti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1][2]
| Semiricinula tissoti | |
|---|---|
| Shell of Semiricinula tissoti (paralectotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Rapaninae |
| Genus: | Semiricinula |
| Species: | S. tissoti |
| Binomial name | |
| Semiricinula tissoti (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 18.5 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Mumbai, India.