Reishia bitubercularis

Reishia bitubercularis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Rapaninae
Genus:	Reishia
Species:	R. bitubercularis
Binomial name
Reishia bitubercularis (Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
Mancinella kieneri [sic] Mancinella kienerii (Deshayes, 1844) Purpura bitubercularis Lamarck, 1822 Purpura cuspidata Adams & Reeve, 1848 Purpura imperialis Blainville, 1832 Purpura kienerii Deshayes, 1844 Purpura undata Lamarck, 1822 Thais (Thalessa) bitubercularis (Lamarck, 1822) Thais bitubercularis (Lamarck, 1822) Thais kieneri [sic] Thais kienerii (Deshayes, 1844) Thais undata (Lamarck, 1822)

Reishia bitubercularis, common names bituberculate rock shell, bituberculate rock snail, chestnut rock shell, 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 45 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Reishia bitubercularis (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714210 on 2019-01-06

• Deshayes, G. P., 1841-44 Magasin de Zoologie, d'Anatomie Comparée et Paléontologie, Pls. 86.
• Claremont M., Vermeij G.J., Williams S.T. & Reid D.G. (2013) Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 91–102.

External links

• Lamarck, (J.-B. M.) de. (1822). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome septième. Paris: published by the Author, 711 pp
• Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. (1848-1850). Mollusca. In A. Adams (ed.), The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls.
• Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1832). Disposition méthodique des espèces récentes et fossiles des genres Pourpre, Ricinule, Licorne et Concholépas de M. de Lamarck, et description des espèces nouvelles ou peu connues, faisant partie de la collection du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. Nouvelles Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. 1: 189-263, pls 9-12