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Attiliosa
Sign in to saveAttiliosa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Aspellinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyMuricidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 37
- With media
- 17
- Family
- Muricidae
- Collections
- USNM, UF, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, DMNS, MNHN, FMNH
- Recorded in
- Belize, United States, France, Philippines, Panama, Sud Madagascar, Brazil, Turks And Caicos Islands
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- taxon name
- Attiliosa
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- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Attiliosa
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- Attiliosa
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Encyclopedic overview
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Attiliosa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Aspellinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
==Characteristics== The genus currently contains about 33 recognized species, with several fossil species dating back to the Eocene. The genus was established by William K. Emerson in 1968. In older malacological literature, many Attiliosa species were originally described under the genera Murex, Muricidea or Vasum
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