Trubatsa virginiae

Trubatsa virginiae
Shell of Trubatsa virginiae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Trubatsa
Species:	T. virginiae
Binomial name
Trubatsa virginiae (Houart, 1986)
Synonyms[1]
Siphonochelus (Siphonochelus) virginiae (Houart, 1986) · alternate representation Siphonochelus virginiae (Houart, 1986) Typhis (Typhina) virginiae Houart, 1986 (basionym)

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Trubatsa virginiae (Houart, 1986). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1544845 on 2022-06-11

• Houart, R. (1986). Mollusca Gastropoda: Noteworthy Muricidae from the Pacific Ocean, with description of seven new species. in: Forest, J. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM I et II Philippines (1976, 1980). Tome 2. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie. 133: 427-455.
• Houart, R, Buge, B. & Zuccon, D. (2021). A taxonomic update of the Typhinae (Gastropoda: Muricidae) with a review of New Caledonia species and the description of new species from New Caledonia, the South China Sea and Western Australia. Journal of Conchology. 44(2): 103–147.