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Murex protocrassus 
Summary
Murex protocrassus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Murex (Promurex) protocrassus | |
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| Shell of Murex protocrassus (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Murex |
| Species: | M. protocrassus
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| Binomial name | |
| Murex protocrassus Houart, 1990
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Murex (Promurex) protocrassus Houart, 1990 | |
Description edit
Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.
References edit
- ^ a b Murex (Promurex) protocrassus Houart, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2012.
- Houart, R., 1990. New taxa and new records of Indo-Pacific species of Murex and Haustellum (Gastropoda, Muricidae, Muricinae). Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 12(2): 329-347, sér. 4° série, part. Section A
External links edit
- Houart R. & Héros V. (2012) New species of Muricidae (Gastropoda) and additional or noteworthy records from the western Pacific. Zoosystema 34(1): 21–37
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