Monstrotyphis tangaroa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muricoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Gastropoda Subclassis: Caenogastropoda Ordo: Neogastropoda Superfamilia: Muricoidea

Familia: Muricidae
Subfamilia: Typhinae
Genus: Monstrotyphis
Species: Monstrotyphis tangaroa

Name

• Monstrotyphis tangaroa Houart & Marshall, 2012
  • Authority for current placement: original
  • Current status: valid species
  • Original combination(s)/spelling(s): Monstrotyphis tangaroa
  • Original genus: Monstrotyphis Habe, 1961
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description:
    • Repository: MONZ NMNZ M.148608
  • Type locality: 'New Zealand, N of Three Kings Islands, King Bank, 33°57.4'S, 172°19.4'E, 123–128 m, RV Tangaroa'
  • ZooBank: 46C8CF95-871C-4823-AF67-DD6F45D89125

References

Primary references

• Houart, R.; Marshall, B.A. 2012: The Recent Typhinae (Gastropoda: Muricidae) of New Zealand. Molluscan research 32(3): 137–144. abstract Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 141, and figs. 3A–C, 5]