Siratus consuela

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

Siratus consuela
Siratus consuela (MNHN-IM-2013-60699)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Siratus
Species:
S. consuela
Binomial name
Siratus consuela
(Verrill, 1950)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chicoreus (Siratus) consuela (A. H. Verrill, 1950)
  • Chicoreus consuela (A. H. Verrill, 1950)
  • Chicoreus consuelae (Vokes, 1963)
  • Murex consuelae Vokes, 1963 (unjustified emendation)
  • Murex consuelae A. H. Verrill, 1950
  • Murex pulcher A. Adams, 1853
  • Murex pulcher var. consuela Verrill, 1950

Description

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An uncommon species, trapped alive along with other species of Siratus at depths around 100 metres offshore West coast of Barbados[2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Barbados, Domenica and Guadeloupe.

References

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  1. ^ a b Siratus consuela (Verrill, 1950). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 June 2012.
  2. ^ Personal marine bio experience via trappings and dredgings, during the 1980's
  • Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp
  • Houart, R. (2014). Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp
  • Garrigues B . & Lamy D. 2018, 218. Muricidae récoltés au cours de la campagne KARUBENTHOS 2 du MNHN dans les eaux profondes de Guadeloupe (Antilles Françaises) et description de trois nouvelles espèces des genres Pagodula et Pygmaepterys (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Xenophora Taxonomy 20: 34-52
  • arrigues B. & Lamy D. (2019). Inventaire des Muricidae récoltés au cours de la campagne MADIBENTHOS du MNHN en Martinique (Antilles Françaises) et description de 12 nouvelles espèces des genres Dermomurex, Attilosa, Acanthotrophon, Favartia, Muricopsis et Pygmaepterys (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Xenophora Taxonomy. 23: 22-59.
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