Acanthina monodon
Acanthina monodon shells
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Acanthina
Species:
A. monodon
Binomial name
Acanthina monodon
(Pallas, 1774)
Synonyms[1]

Acanthina costata Fischer, 1807
Acanthina imbricata Fischer, 1807
Acanthina laevigata Fischer, 1807
Buccinum monoceros Bruguière, 1789
Buccinum monodon Pallas, 1774
Buccinum narval Bruguière, 1789
Monoceros acuminatum Sowerby, 1835
Monoceros breve Sowerby, 1821
Monoceros calcar sensu Martyn, 1784 Deshayes, 1844
Monoceros costatum Sowerby, 1835
Monoceros imbricatum Lamarck, 1816
Monoceros striatum Lamarck, 1822
Unicornus typus Montfort, 1810

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

References

  • Sánchez R., Sepúlveda R. D., Brante A. & Cárdenas L. (2011). "Spatial pattern of genetic and morphological diversity in the direct developer Acanthina monodon (Gastropoda: Mollusca)". Marine Ecology Progress Series 434: 121–131. doi:10.3354/meps09184 PDF


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