| Mipus tonganus | |
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| Shell of Mipus tonganus (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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| Species: | M. tonganus |
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| Mipus tonganus Oliverio, 2008[1] | |
Mipus tonganus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]
Description
The length of the shell attains 11.9 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Tonga at depths between 281 m and 320 m.
References
- ↑ Oliverio (2008). Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 196 : 481–585. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ↑ Mipus tonganus Oliverio, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
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