Mexacanthina lugubris

Mexacanthina lugubris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Ocenebrinae
Genus:
Mexacanthina
Species:
M. lugubris
Binomial name
Mexacanthina lugubris
(Sowerby, 1821)
Synonyms[1]

Acanthina tyrianthina Berry, 1957
Buccinum armatum Wood, 1828
Monoceros cymatum Sowerby, 1835
Monoceros denticulatum Wood, 1828
Monoceros lugubris Sowerby, 1821

Mexacanthina lugubris, also called dark unicorn, is a species of small predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

  • upperside
    upperside
  • underside
    underside
  • turning over

References

  1. ^ a b Mexacanthina lugubris (Sowerby, 1821). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.


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