Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Muricinae Scientific name Siratus beauii Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Muricidae Genus Siratus Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Siratus ciboney, Siratus alabaster, Naquetia, Phyllonotus pomum, Pterynotus | ||
Siratus beauii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.
A deepwater species trapped alive at depths no less than around 180-200 meters, off West coast Barbados.
References
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