Haustellum tweedianum explained
Haustellum tweedianum, the Tweed murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. They have sexual reproduction.[1]
Description
Medium shell, creamy white to brown, sometimes tinged with pink and ornamented with brown blotches. Three prominent, rounded varicies per whorl, usually spineless, but occasionally with one or two sharp spines at the base of the varicies and anteriorly on the canal. Sculptured with gemmate, spiral striae which are occasionally yellowish. Aperture white, outer lip sharply, minutely dentate.[2] The shell of an adult specimen varies between 50 mm and 80 mm.
Distribution
This marine species can be found off South Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.
References
- Macpherson, J.H. 1959. New gastropods from North Australia. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 24: 51–57, 1 pl.
- Macpherson, J.H. 1962. New name for Murex espinosus Macp. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria 25: 176
- Ponder, W.F. & Vokes, E.H. 1988. A revision of the Indo-West Pacific fossil and recent species of Murex s.s. and Haustellum (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae). Records of the Australian Museum 8: 1–160
- Wilson, B. 1994. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 69
- Houart R. (2014). Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Haustellum tweedianum (Macpherson 1962) - Encyclopedia of Life . 2023-08-03 . eol.org.
- Web site: Details of South East Queensland Shells . 2023-08-03 . www.seqshells.com.
