Typhina neocaledonica
Shell of Typhina neocaledonica (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Typhina
Species:
T. neocaledonica
Binomial name
Typhina neocaledonica
(Houart, 1987)
Synonyms[1]
  • Typhis (Talityphis) neocaledonicus Houart, 1987
  • Typhisala neocaledonicus (Houart, 1987)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 33 mm (1.3 in).

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

  • Houart, R, Buge, B. & Zuccon, D. (2021). A taxonomic update of the Typhinae (Gastropoda: Muricidae) with a review of New Caledonia species and the description of new species from New Caledonia, the South China Sea and Western Australia. Journal of Conchology. 44(2): 103–147.


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