Murichorda jacobsoni

Murichorda jacobsoni
Murichorda jacobsoni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Murichorda
Species:	M. jacobsoni
Binomial name
Murichorda jacobsoni (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1981)
Synonyms
Muricodrupa jacobsoni Emerson & D'Attilio, 1981

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

Description

This species is mostly found in the size of 38 millimeters. It lives in marine environments.

Distribution

It has been seen in Mozambique and fiji

Muricodrupa jacobsoni, abapertural view

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Murichorda jacobsoni (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1981). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1335430 on 2021-08-23

• Emerson W.K. & D'Attilio A. (1981) Remarks on Muricodrupa Iredale, 1918 (Muricidae: Thaidinae), with the description of a new species. The Nautilus 95(2): 77-82
• Houart, R.: Zuccon, D. & Puillandre, N. (2019). Description of new genera and new species of Ergalataxinae (Gastropoda: Muricidae). Novapex. 20 (Hors série 12): 1-52.