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Interesting Facts
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Description
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Family Muricidae
Either with axial ribs and spiral ridges equally well developed and prominent , or axial ribs represented by thin lamellae and spiral ridges faint.
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
()
- Cox, 1960
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Infraorder:
Neogastropoda
()
- Thiele, 1929
- Superfamily:
Muricoidea
()
- Rafinesque, 1815
- Family:
Muricidae
()
- Rafinesque, 1815
- Drills
- Subfamily:
Thaidinae
()
- Genus:
Maculotriton
()
- Dall, 1904
- Specific name:
bracteatus
- (Hinds, 1844)
- Scientific name: - Maculotriton bracteatus (Hinds, 1844)
- Specific name:
bracteatus
- (Hinds, 1844)
- Genus:
Maculotriton
(
- Subfamily:
Thaidinae
(
- Family:
Muricidae
(
- Superfamily:
Muricoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Neogastropoda
(
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
(
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
(
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Maculotriton
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Further Reading
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- New names introduced by H. A. Pilsbry in the Mollusca and Crustacea, by William J. Clench and Ruth D. Turner. [Philadelphia]Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1962. url p. 88.
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia url p. 593, p. 960, p. 960.
- Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. Sydney, Linnean Society of New South Wales. url p. 529.
- Report of the Australian Association for the advancement of Science. Sidney, The Association. url p. 367.
- Shells and sea life. Phoenix, AZ: Miranda Enterprises, url p. 5.
- The Australian zoologist. Sydney, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales url p. 254.
- The Nautilus. Melbourne, Fla., etc., American Malacologists, inc., etc. url p. 215.
- Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. Wellington: New Zealand Institute. url p. 534.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 17, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 08, 2007:
- Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, iziko South African Museum - Mollusc Collection
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1918282
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14854263
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2231564
