Murexsul merlei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1] It was first described by Roland Houart and V. Héros in the 2008 publication Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Fiji and Tonga.[2] It can be found from depths of 268 metres (879 ft) to 806 metres (2,644 ft).[3]
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| Shell of Murexsul merlei (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Murexsul |
| Species: | M. merlei
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| Murexsul merlei Houart & Héros, 2008
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Description
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs in the Tonga Islands.
References
edit- ^ Murexsul merlei Houart & Héros, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Murexsul merlei Houart & Héros, 2008". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- Houart, R.; Héros, V. (2008). Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Fiji and Tonga. in: Héros, V. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993). 196: 437–480.
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