Ceratostoma foliatum
Ceratostoma foliatum | |
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Ceratostoma foliatum | |
Scientific 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[1] | |
Murex foliatus Gmelin, 1791 |
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
[edit]This species lives in the Eastern Pacific.
Known from California, West coast of North America.
References
[edit]- ^ 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