''Pseudomurex'' is a
genus 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 ...
s,
marine
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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 ...
mollusks in the
family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
This genus has become a synonym of ''
Coralliophila'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Species
Species within the genus ''Pseudomurex'' include:
* ''
Pseudomurex spadae
''Pseudomurex spadae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
Distribution
References
Muricinae
Gastropods described in 1859
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'' Libassi, 1859
References
Muricinae
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