Homalocantha scorpio

Homalocantha scorpio
Shell of Homalocantha scorpio (Linnaeus, 1758), 35.6 mm in length, dredged off Mandawe, Cebu, Philippines
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Homalocantha
Species: H. scorpio
Binomial name
Homalocantha scorpio
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]

Hexaplex fusca Perry, 1811
Hexaplex tenuis Perry, 1811
Murex scorpio Linnaeus, 1758

Homalocantha scorpio, common name the scorpion murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

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