Jaton decussatus

Jaton decussatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Ocenebrinae
Genus: Jaton
Species: J. decussatus
Binomial name
Jaton decussatus
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex decussatus Gmelin, 1791
  • Murex gibbosus Lamarck, 1822
  • Murex jatonus Lamarck, 1816
  • Murex lingua Dillwyn, 1817
  • Murex linguavervecina Reeve, 1845
  • Ocenebra gibbosa (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Purpura jatou Jousseaume, 1879

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

References

  1. 1 2 Jaton decussatus (Gmelin, 1791).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 December 2010.


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