Siratus thompsoni
Shell of Siratus thompsoni (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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S. thompsoni
Binomial name
Siratus thompsoni
(Bullis, 1964)
Synonyms[1]

Murex thompsoni Bullis, 1964

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

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs off French Guyana.

References

  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
  • Houart, R. (2014). Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp.


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