Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Muricidae Scientific name Haustellum tweedianum | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Muricinae Rank Species | |
Similar Haustellum haustellum, Haustellum, Muricidae, Murex | ||
Haustellum tweedianum, common name : the Tweed murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
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Description
The shell of an adult specimen varies between 50 mm and 80 mm.
Distribution
This marine species can be found off South Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.
References
Haustellum tweedianum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA