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

Muricopsis gofasi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Muricopsis
Species:
M. gofasi
Binomial name
Muricopsis gofasi
Houart, 1993
Synonyms[1]
  • Muricopsis (Muricopsis) gofasi Houart, 1993· accepted, alternate representation
  • Muricopsis (Risomurex) gofasi Houart, 1993

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Angola.

References

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  • Houart, R., 1993. Description of three new species and one new subspecies of Muricidae (Muricinae and Muricopsinae) from west Africa. Bollettino Malacologico 29(1-4): 17-30
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