Muricanthus radix Gmelin 1791 (murex snail)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative combinations: Murex radix, Phyllonotus radix
Belongs to Muricanthus according to A. M. Keen 1971
See also Kanakoff and Emerson 1959
Sister taxa: Murex (Muricantha) iravadicus, Muricantha ighinae, Muricanthus ambiguus, Muricanthus callidinus, Muricanthus nigritus, Muricanthus princeps
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Costa Rica (1 collection), Mexico (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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