Muricanthus ambiguus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Muricanthus ambiguus | |
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| Shell and operculum, 98.5 mm high | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Muricanthus |
| Species: | M. ambiguus
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| Binomial name | |
| Muricanthus ambiguus (Reeve, 1845)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs in the Central and southern Gulf of California to the Pearl Islands, Panama.
References edit
- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Muricanthus ambiguus (Reeve, 1845). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=406196 on 2021-08-25
External links edit
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