Stramonita brasiliensis Claremont et al. 2011 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Full reference: M. Claremont, S. T. Williams, T. G. Barraclough and D. G. Reid. 2011. The geographic scale of speciation in a marine snail with high dispersal potential. Journal of Biogeography 38:1016-1032

Belongs to Stramonita according to M. Claremont et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Purpura (Stramonita) angulata, Stramonita canaliculata, Stramonita chocolata, Stramonita delessertiana, Stramonita floridana, Stramonita haemostoma, Stramonita huaricanganensis, Stramonita penelaevis, Stramonita rustica, Stramonita semiplicata, Stramonita zinsmeisteri, Thais (Stramonita) exilis, Thais (Stramonita) imperialis, Thais (Stramonita) ponderosa

Type specimen: BMNH 20100324, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Stramonita brasiliensis in the database

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