Phyllocoma
''Phyllocoma'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With over 1,700 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neog ..., the murex snails or rock snails. Species Species within the genus ''Phyllocoma'' include * '' Phyllocoma convoluta'' (Broderip, 1833) * '' Phyllocoma platyca'' Houart, 2001 * '' Phyllocoma scalariformis'' (Broderip, 1833) * '' Phyllocoma speciosa'' (Angas, 1871) .Synonyms: * ''Phyllocoma neglecta'' Habe & Kosuge, 1971: synonym of '' Dermomurex neglectus'' (Habe & Kosuge, 1971) (original combination) * ''Phyllocoma sculptilis'' (Reeve, 1846): synonym of '' Phrygiomurex sculptilis'' (Reeve, 1844) References External links Tapparone Canefri, C. (1881). Glanures dans la faune malacologique de l'Ile Maurice. Catalogue de la famille des Muri ...
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Phyllocoma Speciosa
''Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Subspecies * ''Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa eburnea'' (Petterd, 1884) * ''Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa speciosa'' (Angas, 1871) * ''Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa virginalis'' (Suter, 1913) Gastropods.com : ''Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa virginalis''
accessed : 26 November 2010

Description

The shell size is between 12 mm and 20 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in Australian waters along Queensland and New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania and along New Zealand

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