Siratus carolynae

Siratus carolynae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Siratus
Species:
S. carolynae
Binomial name
Siratus carolynae
(Vokes, 1990)
Synonyms[1]

Chicoreus (Siratus) carolynae Vokes, 1990

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

Description

This offshore species attains a size of 50 mm.

Distribution

Often trawled at 40-55 metres, off Bahia, Brazil.

References

  1. ^ a b Siratus carolynae (Vokes, 1990). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.


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