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Phyllonotus globosus
Scientific classification
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Phylum:
Class:
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P. globosus
Binomial name
Phyllonotus globosus
Emmons, 1858
Synonyms [1]
  • Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) globosus (Emmons, 1858)
  • Chicoreus globosus (Emmons, 1858)
  • Murex globosus Emmons, 1858

Phyllonotus globosus, common name : the globular apple murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 70 mm and 110 mm.

Distribution

This species is found in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela.

References

  1. ^ a b Phyllonotus globosus Emmons, 1858. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 23 June 2011.
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 116

External links

  • "Phyllonotus globosus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 23 June 2011.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Phyllonotus globosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
(unranked):
Superfamily:
Family:
Subfamily:
Genus:
Species:
P. globosus
Binomial name
Phyllonotus globosus
Emmons, 1858
Synonyms [1]
  • Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) globosus (Emmons, 1858)
  • Chicoreus globosus (Emmons, 1858)
  • Murex globosus Emmons, 1858

Phyllonotus globosus, common name : the globular apple murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 70 mm and 110 mm.

Distribution

This species is found in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela.

References

  1. ^ a b Phyllonotus globosus Emmons, 1858. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 23 June 2011.
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 116

External links

  • "Phyllonotus globosus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 23 June 2011.



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