Menathais intermedia
Morphology
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| Shell of Menathais intermedia (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Rapaninae |
| Genus: | Menathais |
| Species: | M. intermedia |
| Binomial name | |
| Menathais intermedia (Kiener, 1836) | |
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Menathais intermedia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Distribution and habitat
Menathais Intermedia is a moderately small snail with a rough, bumpy surface.[2] It can be found in the Indo-Pacific; east Africa, northeast and southeast Asia.[3] It is found in tropical waters and is considered benthos[4] which means that it lives on the sea floor. The Menathais Intermedia is a non-broadcast spawner.[3] There is no trochophore stage in its life cycle. This species is harmless towards humans.[3]
Reproduction
The Menathais Intermedia is a non-broadcast spawner.[3]
References
- ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Menathais intermedia (Kiener, 1836). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714207 on 2019-01-06
- ^ "Menathais intermedia". OPIHI. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ a b c d "Menathais intermedia, Intermediate rock shell". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "Definition of BENTHOS". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- 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.
External links
- [httpsKiener, L. C. (1835-1837). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 8. Famille des Purpurifères. Première partie. Genres Cassidaire, (Cassidaria), Lamarck, pp. 1–10, pl. 1-2]://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19859