Homalocantha scorpio

Homalocantha scorpio, common name the scorpion murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Homalocantha scorpio
Shell of Homalocantha scorpio (Linnaeus, 1758), 35.6 mm in length, dredged off Mandawe, Cebu, Philippines
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Homalocantha
Species:
H. scorpio
Binomial name
Homalocantha scorpio
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]

Hexaplex fusca Perry, 1811
Hexaplex tenuis Perry, 1811
Murex scorpio Linnaeus, 1758

References
  1. Homalocantha scorpio (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Museum specimens Homalocantha scorpio (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Museum specimens Homalocantha scorpio (Linnaeus, 1758)

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