Siratus lamyi
| Siratus lamyi | |
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| Shell of Siratus lamyi (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Siratus |
| Species: | S. lamyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Siratus lamyi Merle & Garrigues, 2008 | |
Siratus lamyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The shell of Siratus lamyi reaches a maximum known length of 40.2 mm.[2] It is a medium-sized muricid with a fusiform shell, a moderately elevated spire, and well-developed axial varices bearing short spines. Spiral cords ornament the teleoconch and intersect the axial sculpture, producing a cancellate appearance typical of the genus Siratus. The aperture is ovate, and the siphonal canal is elongated and open.[2]
Distribution and habitat
Siratus lamyi is known from the continental shelf off French Guiana in the western Atlantic Ocean.[1][2] Like other members of the family Muricidae, it is a marine benthic species inhabiting soft-bottom substrates on the continental shelf.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was described in 2008 by Didier Merle and Bernard Garrigues from material collected off French Guiana.[2] It belongs to the genus Siratus, a group of predatory marine gastropods within the subfamily Muricinae of the family Muricidae.[1]
References
- Merle, D. & Garrigues, B. (2008). New muricid species (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from French Guiana. Zoosystema 30(2): 517–526.
- Merle, D.; Garrigues, B. & Pointier, J.-P. (2011). Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the World. Part Muricinae. ConchBooks.
- Houart, R. (2014). Living Muricidae of the World: Muricinae. ConchBooks.
References
- 1 2 3 Siratus lamyi Merle & Garrigues, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 Merle, Didier; Garrigues, Bernard (2008). "New muricid species (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from French Guiana". Zoosystema. 30 (2): 517–526.
- ↑ Houart, Roland (2014). Living Muricidae of the World: Muricinae. Harxheim: ConchBooks. p. 197.
- Merle D. & Garrigues B. (2008). New muricid species (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from French Guiana. Zoosystema 30(2): 517-526
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
- Houart, R. (2014). Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp.