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Ceratostoma foliatum

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Species of gastropod

Ceratostoma foliatum
Ceratostoma foliatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Ceratostoma
Species: C. foliatum
Binomial name
Ceratostoma foliatum
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms

Murex foliatus Gmelin, 1791
Murex monodon Eschscholtz, 1829
Purpura alata Schumacher, 1817

Ceratostoma foliatum, or leafy hornmouth is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the rock snails.

Distribution

This species lives in the Eastern Pacific.
Known from California, West coast of North America.

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Ceratostoma foliatum (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=240767 on 2018-10-07
Taxon identifiers
Ceratostoma foliatum


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