Roperia poulsoni
| Roperia poulsoni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Ocenebrinae |
| Genus: | Roperia Dall, 1898[1] |
| Species: | R. poulsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Roperia poulsoni (Carpenter, 1864) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
|
Fusus roperi Dall, 1898 | |
Roperia poulsoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]
Roperia poulsoni is the only species in the genus Roperia.[2]
Ocenebra poulsoni is the basionym, but this species has been placed in a separate genus because of its distinctive radula.
References
- ↑ Dall W. H. (1898). "On a new species of Fusus from California". The Nautilus 12: 4-5. page 5.
- 1 2 3 Roperia poulsoni (Carpenter, 1864). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
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