''Monstrotyphis takashigei'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk, in the
family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
[MolluscaBase (2018). ''Monstrotyphis takashigei'' Houart & Chino, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=890171 on 2019-01-06][Houart R. & Chino M. (2016). Description of Monstrotyphis takashigei n. sp. (Muricidae: Typhinae) from Akino-hama, Izu-Oshima, Izu Islands, Japan. Venus. 74(3-4): 94-98.]
Description
The length of the shell attains 7.3 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off
Japan
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.
References
takashigei
Gastropods described in 2016
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