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Lataxiena solenosteiroides

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Lataxiena solenosteiroides
Shell of Lataxiena solenosteiroides (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Lataxiena
Species:
L. solenosteiroides
Binomial name
Lataxiena solenosteiroides
Houart, Fraussen & Barbier, 2013

Lataxiena solenosteiroides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1][2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 28.7 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs off Madras, India.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Lataxiena solenosteiroides Houart, Fraussen & Barbier, 2013. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=720062 on 2019-01-06
  2. ^ Houart R., Fraussen K. & Barbier J.P. (2013) Description of a new species of Lataxiena (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from India. Gloria Maris 52(1-2): 1-10. [13 January 2013]