Phyllocoma speciosa explained

Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Subspecies

• Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa eburnea (Petterd, 1884)
• Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa speciosa (Angas, 1871) ^[1]
• Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa virginalis (Suter, 1913) ^[2]

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

External links

• Adams A. (1864 ["1863"]). Description of a new genus and twelve new species of Mollusca. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1863): 506–509
• Angas G.F. (1871) Description of thirty-four new species of shells from Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1871: 13–21, pl. 1

Notes and References

1. http://www.gastropods.com/7/Shell_7157.shtml Gastropods.com : Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa speciosa
2. http://www.gastropods.com/7/Shell_28927.shtml Gastropods.com : Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa virginalis