''Semiricinula tissoti'' is a

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Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Semiricinula tissoti'' (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714217 on 2019-01-06Tong, K.Y.L. (1986) The population dynamics and feeding ecology of Thais clavigera (Kuster) and Morula musiva (Kiener) (mollusca: gastropoda: muricidae) in Hong Kong. MPhil thesis. The University of Hong Kong.

Description

The length of the shell attains 18.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off

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References

* Petit de la Saussaye, S., 1852. Description de coquilles nouvelles. Journal de Conchyliologie 3: 162-165 * Fischer-Piette, E., 1950. Listes des types décrits dans le Journal de Conchyliologie et conservés dans la collection de ce journal. Journal de Conchyliologie 90: 8-23 * Tong, K.Y.L. (1986) The population dynamics and feeding ecology of Thais clavigera (Kuster) and Morula musiva (Kiener) (mollusca: gastropoda: muricidae) in Hong Kong. MPhil thesis. The University of Hong Kong * Claremont M., Vermeij G.J., Williams S.T. & Reid D.G. (2013) Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 91–102. tissoti Gastropods described in 1852 {{Rapaninae-stub