Paciocinebrina lurida (Middendorff, 1848) is a animal in the Muricidae family, order Neogastropoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Paciocinebrina lurida (Middendorff, 1848)

Paciocinebrina lurida (Middendorff, 1848)

Paciocinebrina lurida is a murex family marine sea snail found from central Alaska to northern Mexico, growing up to 4 cm long.

Family
Genus
Paciocinebrina
Order
Neogastropoda
Class
Gastropoda

About Paciocinebrina lurida (Middendorff, 1848)

Paciocinebrina lurida (Middendorff, 1848) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk that belongs to Muricidae, the family of murex snails or rock snails. It has several common names: dwarf lurid triton, lurid dwarf triton, lurid rocksnail, and dwarf triton. This species grows up to 4 centimeters in length. It inhabits areas ranging from the intertidal zone down to 200 meters in depth, along the Pacific coast from central Alaska to northern Mexico. This marine gastropod prefers habitats with strong currents.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Neogastropoda Muricidae Paciocinebrina

More from Muricidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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