Xymene plebeius (Hutton, 1873) is a animal in the Muricidae family, order Neogastropoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Xymene plebeius (Hutton, 1873)

Xymene plebeius (Hutton, 1873)

Xymene plebeius is a species of marine murex sea snail that occurs off New Zealand.

Family
Genus
Xymene
Order
Neogastropoda
Class
Gastropoda

About Xymene plebeius (Hutton, 1873)

Xymene plebeius, first formally described by Hutton in 1873, is a species of sea snail. It is classified as a marine gastropod mollusk that belongs to the family Muricidae, a group commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. This marine species is found in waters off the coast of New Zealand.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Neogastropoda Muricidae Xymene

More from Muricidae

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

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