Menathais intermedia

Menathais intermedia
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	Shell of Menathais intermedia (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
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Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Rapaninae
Genus:	Menathais
Species:	M. intermedia
Binomial name
	Menathais intermedia; (Kiener, 1836)
Synonyms
	Purpura intermedia Kiener, 1835; Ricinula intermedia (Kiener, 1835) superseded combination; Thais (Thalessa) intermedia (Kiener, 1835); Thais intermedia (Kiener, 1835);

Morphology

Menathais intermedia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.^[1]

Distribution and habitat

Menathais Intermedia is a moderately small snail with a rough, bumpy surface.^[2] It can be found in the Indo-Pacific; east Africa, northeast and southeast Asia.^[3] It is found in tropical waters and is considered benthos^[4] which means that it lives on the sea floor. The Menathais Intermedia is a non-broadcast spawner.^[3] There is no trochophore stage in its life cycle. This species is harmless towards humans.^[3]

Reproduction

The Menathais Intermedia is a non-broadcast spawner.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b MolluscaBase (2018). Menathais intermedia (Kiener, 1836). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714207 on 2019-01-06
^ "Menathais intermedia". OPIHI. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Menathais intermedia, Intermediate rock shell". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
^ "Definition of BENTHOS". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2023-11-06.

Claremont, M., Vermeij, G. J., Williams, S. T. & Reid, D. G. (2013). Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 66: 91–102.

External links

[httpsKiener, L. C. (1835-1837). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 8. Famille des Purpurifères. Première partie. Genres Cassidaire, (Cassidaria), Lamarck, pp. 1–10, pl. 1-2]://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19859

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[WoRMS-1] MolluscaBase (2018). Menathais intermedia (Kiener, 1836). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714207 on 2019-01-06

[:2-2] "Menathais intermedia". OPIHI. Retrieved 2023-11-06.

[:03-3] "Menathais intermedia, Intermediate rock shell". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2023-11-06.

[:3-4] "Definition of BENTHOS". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2023-11-06.

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Menathais intermedia

Shell of Menathais intermedia (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Rapaninae
Genus:	Menathais
Species:	M. intermedia
Binomial name
*Menathais intermedia* (Kiener, 1836)
Synonyms^[1]
Purpura intermedia Kiener, 1835 Ricinula intermedia (Kiener, 1835) superseded combination Thais (Thalessa) intermedia (Kiener, 1835) Thais intermedia (Kiener, 1835)