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Phyllocoma speciosa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Muricidae

Scientific name
  
Phyllocoma speciosa

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Muricoidea

Subfamily
  
Muricinae

Rank
  
Species

Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

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Subspecies

  • Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa eburnea (Petterd, 1884)
  • Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa speciosa (Angas, 1871)
  • Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa virginalis (Suter, 1913)
  • Description

    The shell size is between 12 mm and 20 mm

    Distribution

    This species is distributed in Australian waters along Queensland and New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania and along New Zealand

    References

    Phyllocoma speciosa Wikipedia