Siratus guionneti

Siratus guionneti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Siratus
Species: S. guionneti
Binomial name
Siratus guionneti
(Merle, Garrigues & Pointier, 2001)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chicoreus (Siratus) guionneti Merle, Garrigues & Pointier, 2001
  • Chicoreus guionneti Merle, Garrigues & Pointier, 2001

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

Description

The shell size varies between 35 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles.

References


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