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

Muricopsis schrammi
colour photograph of two Muricopsis schrammi snail shells, one with the enterence face up and the other face down. both shells are conical in shape and cream in colour with orange brown stripes. They also have a bumpy texture to them
Muricopsis schrammi shells
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Muricopsis
Species:
M. schrammi
Binomial name
Muricopsis schrammi
(Crosse, 1863)
Synonyms[1]
  • Engina schrammi Crosse, 1863
  • Muricopsis (Risomurex) schrammi (Crosse, 1863)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Risomurex schrammi (Crosse, 1863)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 9 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe.

References

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  • Fischer-Piette, E., 1950. Liste des types décrits dans le Journal de Conchyliologie et conservés dans la collection de ce journal (avec planches)(suite). Journal de Conchyliologie 90: 149–180
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