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.[1] They have sexual reproduction.[2]
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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: | Haustellum |
| Species: | H. tweedianum
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| Binomial name | |
| Haustellum tweedianum (Macpherson, 1962)
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Description edit
Medium shell, creamy white to brown, sometimes tinged with pink and ornamented with brown blotches. Three prominent, rounded varicies per whorl, usually spineless, but occasionally with one or two sharp spines at the base of the varicies and anteriorly on the canal. Sculptured with gemmate, spiral striae which are occasionally yellowish. Aperture white, outer lip sharply, minutely dentate.[3] The shell of an adult specimen varies between 50 mm and 80 mm.[citation needed]
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Distribution edit
This marine species can be found off South Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ a b Vokesimurex tweedianus (Macpherson, 1962). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2011.
- ^ "Haustellum tweedianum (Macpherson 1962) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Details of South East Queensland Shells". www.seqshells.com. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- Macpherson, J.H. 1959. New gastropods from North Australia. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 24: 51–57, 1 pl.
- Macpherson, J.H. 1962. New name for Murex espinosus Macp. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria 25: 176
- Ponder, W.F. & Vokes, E.H. 1988. A revision of the Indo-West Pacific fossil and recent species of Murex s.s. and Haustellum (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae). Records of the Australian Museum 8: 1–160
- Wilson, B. 1994. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 69
- Houart R. (2014). Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp.
External links edit
- Ponder W.F. & Vokes E.H. (1988) A revision of the Indo-West Pacific fossil and Recent species of Murex s.s. and Haustellum (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae). Records of the Australian Museum suppl.8: 1–160
- "Haustellum (Haustellum) tweedianus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
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