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Xymenopsis muriciformis

Xymenopsis muriciformis

(P. P. King, 1832)

Family: Muricidae
Order: Neogastropoda
Class: Gastropoda
Phylum / Division: Mollusca
Kingdom: Animalia

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Xymenopsis muriciformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

 The length of the shell attains 42 mm.

(Described as Buccinum cancellarioides) The yellowish shell is ovately fusiform and rather thin. The whorls are rounded at the upper part, concentrically plicately ribbed and transversely engraved.

Distribution: This marine species occurs off Argentina.

Source: Wikipedia, article Xymenopsis muriciformis. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 332518
 
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
03/25/2016
Eduardo Beltrocco



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
141003324/10/2018ArgentinaTierra del FuegoUshuaiaNicolas Olejnik
92360925/03/2016ArgentinaTierra del FuegoUshuaiaEduardo Beltrocco
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Xymenopsis muriciformis – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 24/09/2026.