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Enatimene lanceolatus

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Enatimene lanceolatus
Shell of Enatimene lanceolatus (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Enatimene
Species:
E. lanceolatus
Binomial name
Enatimene lanceolatus
Houart, 2004

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

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Queensland.

References

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  • Houart, R., 2004. A review of the genus Enatimene Iredale, 1929 (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Australia. Molluscan Research 24: 103-113