Homalocantha pele

Homalocantha pele
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Homalocantha
Species:
H. pele
Binomial name
Homalocantha pele
(Pilsbry, 1918)
Synonyms[1]

Murex pele Pilsbry, 1918

Homalocantha pele is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

Shell size 40-45 mm.

Distribution

Pacific Ocean: Hawaii: lives on rocks and algae substrate, at 15 m. depth.

References

  1. ^ a b Homalocantha pele (Pilsbry, 1918). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.


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