''Murex djarianensis'' is a

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of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod

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in the

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Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With about 1,600 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neoga ...

, the rock snails or murex snails.Houart, R. (2009). ''Murex djarianensis'' Martin, 1895. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404319 on 2010-05-18

Subspecies

* ''Murex djarianensis poppei'' Houart, 1979

References

Gastropods described in 1895 Murex {{Muricinae-stub