Siratus tenuivaricosus
| Siratus tenuivaricosus | |
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| Shell of Siratus tenuivaricosus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Siratus |
| Species: | S. tenuivaricosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Siratus tenuivaricosus (Dautzenberg, 1927) | |
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Siratus tenuivaricosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
Shell size 80-90 mm.
Distribution
Trawled at 80-100 metres depth, off Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
References
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- ^ a b Siratus tenuivaricosus (Dautzenberg, 1927). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Kiener, L.-C., 1842-43 Genre Rocher (Murex), Linné. Volume 7. In: Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Famille des canalifères, p. 130 pp
- Houart, R. (2014). Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp.