Muricidae (family)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Mollusca (phylum) > Gastropoda (class)
Descripción
Family of marine snails containing around 1,600 living species and 1,200 fossil species. Distinguished by usually having an elongated or heavy shell that is elaborately spined or frilled. The family occurs throughout the world but mainly in the tropics.
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Otros términos
- muricids (family) [en]
- muricid (family) [en]
- murex snails (family) [en]
- rock snails (family) [en]
- murex (family) [en]
- Thaidinae [en]
- Thaididae [en]