Lindapterys murex is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Lindapterys murex | |
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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: | Lindapterys |
| Species: | L. murex
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| Binomial name | |
| Lindapterys murex (Hedley, 1922)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Daphnellopsis murex Hedley, 1922 | |
Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and Queensland, Australia.
References edit
- ^ a b Lindapterys murex (Hedley, 1922). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213–359, pls 42–56
- Lozouet, P., Ledon, D. & Lesport, J.F. 1993. Le genre Lindapterys (Neogastropoda, Muricidae): un exemple de disjonction de distribution en Domaine Tropical Marin. Geobios 27(1): 39–50
- Houart, R. 1995. The Ergalataxinae (Gastropoda, Muricidae) from the New Caledonia region with some comments on the subfamily and the description of thirteen new species from the Indo-West Pacific. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 4 16: 245–297
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