Siratus consuela

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

Siratus consuela
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. consuela
Binomial name
Siratus consuela
(Verrill, 1950)
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex consuelae Vokes, 1963 (unjustified emendation)
  • Murex pulcher A. Adams, 1853
  • Murex pulcher var. consuela Verrill, 1950

Description

An uncommon species, trapped alive along with other species of Siratus at depths around 100 metres offshore West coast of Barbados[2]

References
  1. Siratus consuela (Verrill, 1950). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 June 2012.
  2. Personal marine bio experience via trappings and dredgings, during the 1980's


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