Haustellum barbieri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
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Haustellum barbieri Houart, 1993
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Description edit
It is a club-shaped sea snail with light color combinations variating between yellow, gray, brown on some cases, and white. It is a big sea snail, measuring over 97.6mm.
Distribution edit
Most descriptions and reports come mainly from Madagascar.
References edit
- ^ Haustellum barbieri Houart, 1993. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Houart R. (2014). Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp.
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