Acanthais

Acanthais
Shell of Acanthais brevidentata (specimen at MNHN, paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Rapaninae
Genus:	Acanthais Vermeij & Kool, 1994

Acanthais is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, known as the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Acanthais include:

• Acanthais brevidentata (Wood, 1828)[2]

References

1. Acanthais Vermeij & Kool, 1994. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
2. Acanthais brevidentata (Wood, 1828). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.