Phyllonotus globosus

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]

Phyllonotus globosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Phyllonotus
Species:
P. globosus
Binomial name
Phyllonotus globosus
Emmons, 1858
Synonyms[1]
  • Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) globosus (Emmons, 1858)
  • Chicoreus globosus (Emmons, 1858)
  • Murex globosus Emmons, 1858

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


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