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Homalocantha scorpio

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Species of gastropod

Homalocantha scorpio
Shell of Homalocantha scorpio (Linnaeus, 1758), 35.6 mm in length, dredged off Mandawe, Cebu, Philippines
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Homalocantha
Species: H. scorpio
Binomial name
Homalocantha scorpio
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms

Hexaplex fusca Perry, 1811
Hexaplex tenuis Perry, 1811
Murex scorpio Linnaeus, 1758

Homalocantha scorpio, common name the scorpion murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Description

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Distribution

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References

  1. ^ Homalocantha scorpio (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Museum specimens Homalocantha scorpio (Linnaeus, 1758) Museum specimens Homalocantha scorpio (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Museum specimens Homalocantha scorpio (Linnaeus, 1758) Museum specimens Homalocantha scorpio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxon identifiers
Homalocantha scorpio


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