Homalocantha anatomica
Encyclopedia
Homalocantha anatomica, common name : "Pele's Murex" or "Anatomical Murex", is a species
of sea snail
, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Muricidae
, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Muricidae
Muricidae
Muricidae, common name murex snails or rock snails, is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails. With approximately 1,600 living species the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogastropoda. Additionally, 1,200 fossil species have been recognised...
, the murex snails or rock snails.
Taxonomy
- Subspecies Homalocantha anatomica elatensis Heiman & Mienis, 2009 : synonym of Homalocantha elatensisHomalocantha elatensisHomalocantha elatensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Heiman & Mienis, 2009 - Variety Homalocantha anatomica var. zamboi Burch & Burch, 1960 : synonym of Homalocantha zamboiHomalocantha zamboiHomalocantha zamboi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-External links:*...
(Burch & Burch, 1960)