Morphology

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Menathais intermedia
 
Shell of Menathais intermedia (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification  
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Rapaninae
Genus: Menathais
Species:
M. intermedia
Binomial name
Menathais intermedia
(Kiener, 1836)
Synonyms[1]
  • Purpura intermedia Kiener, 1835
  • Ricinula intermedia (Kiener, 1835) superseded combination
  • Thais (Thalessa) intermedia (Kiener, 1835)
  • Thais intermedia (Kiener, 1835)

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

Distribution and habitat

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Menathais Intermedia is a moderately small snail with a rough, bumpy surface.[2] It can be found in the Indo-Pacific; east Africa, northeast and southeast Asia.[3] It is found in tropical waters and is considered benthos[4] which means that it lives on the sea floor. The Menathais Intermedia is a non-broadcast spawner.[3] There is no trochophore stage in its life cycle. This species is harmless towards humans.[3]

Reproduction

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The Menathais Intermedia is a non-broadcast spawner.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Menathais intermedia (Kiener, 1836). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714207 on 2019-01-06
  2. ^ "Menathais intermedia". OPIHI. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  3. ^ a b c d "Menathais intermedia, Intermediate rock shell". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  4. ^ "Definition of BENTHOS". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  • Claremont, M., Vermeij, G. J., Williams, S. T. & Reid, D. G. (2013). Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 66: 91–102.
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  • [httpsKiener, L. C. (1835-1837). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 8. Famille des Purpurifères. Première partie. Genres Cassidaire, (Cassidaria), Lamarck, pp. 1–10, pl. 1-2]://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19859