''Muricanthus ambiguus'' is a

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of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc 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 murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Muricanthus ambiguus (Reeve, 1845). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=406196 on 2021-08-25

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Central and southern Gulf of California to the Pearl Islands, Panama.

References

External links

Reeve, L. A. (1845-1849). Monograph of the genus Murex. In: Conchologia Iconica: or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 3, pls 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London.
Muricidae Gastropods described in 1845 {{Muricidae-stub