Reishia armigera

Reishia armigera, common name : the belligerent rock shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Reishia armigera
Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Rapaninae
Genus:
Reishia
Species:
R. armigera
Binomial name
Reishia armigera
(Link, 1807)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mancinella armigera Link, 1807
  • Purpura affinis Reeve, 1846
  • Purpura armigera Lamarck, 1822
  • Purpura armigera (Link, 1807)
  • Thais armigera (Link, 1807)
  • Turbinella armigera (Lamarck, 1822)

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 50 mm and 105.5 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Chagos, the Aldabra Atoll and Tanzania; in the Pacific Ocean along Japan.

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References
  1. Reishia armigera (Link, 1807). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 April 2011.
  • Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
  • "Reishia armigera". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 3 April 2011.


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