Murdochella is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropods in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps, the purple snails, and their allies. [1]

Murdochella
Shell of Murdochella macrina (holotype at the Australian Myseum)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Superfamily: Epitonioidea
Family: Epitoniidae
Genus: Murdochella
Finlay, 1927
Type species
Scala levifoliata
Murdoch & Suter, 1906
Species

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Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Murdochella:

Former species

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  • Murdochella magellanica (Philippi, 1845): synonym of Cirsotrema magellanicum (R. A. Philippi, 1845)
  • Murdochella superlata Finlay, 1930 - synonymized with Papuliscala superlata (Finlay, 1930)
  • Murdochella tertia Finlay, 1930 - synonymized with Murdochella alacer Finlay, 1927

References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Murdochella Finlay, 1926". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
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