Eupleura nitida Broderip 1833 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative combination: Ranella nitida

Belongs to Eupleura according to G. S. Herbert 2005

Sister taxa: Eupleura caudata, Eupleura curta, Eupleura engerrabunda, Eupleura gravidentata, Eupleura harbisoni, Eupleura kugleri, Eupleura lehneri, Eupleura leonensis, Eupleura limata, Eupleura muriciformis, Eupleura olssoni, Eupleura paroudia, Eupleura pectinata, Eupleura pleistocenensis, Eupleura plicata, Eupleura prenitida, Eupleura thompsoni, Eupleura triquetra, Eupleura urbinai, Eupleura vokesorum

Type specimen: BMNH 1966648/1, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Eupleura nitida in the database

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