Benthoxystus petterdi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Benthoxystus |
| Species: | B. petterdi
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| Binomial name | |
| Benthoxystus petterdi (Brazier in Crosse, 1870)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Trophon clathratus Tenison Woods, 1876 | |
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Tasmania, Australia.
References
edit- ^ a b Benthoxystus petterdi (Brazier in Crosse, 1870). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Crosse, H., 1870. Diagnoses molluscorum novorum. Journal de Conchyliologie 18: 301–304
- Fischer-Piette, E., 1950. Liste des types décrits dans le Journal de Conchyliologie et conservés dans la collection de ce journal (avec planches)(suite). Journal de Conchyliologie 90: 149–180
External links
edit- Crosse, H., 1871. Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles. Journal de Conchyliologie 19: 319–325
- MNHN, Paris: syntype
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