Prototyphis eos

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

Prototyphis eos
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P. eos
Binomial name
Prototyphis eos
(Hutton, 1873)
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex bipunctatus Sowerby, 1879
  • Murex eos Hutton, 1873 (basionym)

There are two subspecies :

  • Prototyphis eos eos (Hutton, 1873)
  • Prototyphis eos paupereques (Powell, 1974) (synonym : Prototyphis paupereques (Powell, 1974) )

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is found along Australia and Northern New Zealand.

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References

  1. Prototyphis eos (Hutton, 1873). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 148
  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1


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