Trubatsa tityrus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Trubatsa
Species:
T. tityrus
Binomial name
Trubatsa tityrus
(Bayer, 1971)
Synonyms[1]
  • Siphonochelus (Siphonochelus) tityrus (Bayer, 1971)
  • Siphonochelus (Trubatsa) tityrus (Bayer, 1971)
  • Siphonochelus tityrus (Bayer, 1971)
  • Typhis (Siphonochelus) tityrus Bayer, 1971

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

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 5 mm and 14 mm.

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Distribution

This species is found in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela, Panama and Trinidad.

References

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Trubatsa tityrus (Bayer, 1971). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1520655 on 2022-06-11