Pradoxa thomensis

Pradoxa thomensis
Shell of Pradoxa thomensis (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Pradoxa
Species:
P. thomensis
Binomial name
Pradoxa thomensis
(Fernandes & Rolan, 1990)
Synonyms

Paradoxa thomensis Fernandes & Rolan, 1990

Pradoxa thomensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

The specific name thomensis refers to the island of São Tomé, where the species is found.

Distribution

Pradoxa thomensis occurs on the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe.

References

  1. 1 2 Gasgoigne, A. (1996). "Paradoxa thomensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T16084A5380601. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T16084A5380601.en.
  2. ↑ Pradoxa thomensis (Fernandes & Rolan, 1990). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 December 2018.
  3. 1 2 Houart R. & Rolán E. 2012. The genus Pradoxa Fernandes & Rolán, 1993 (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in São Tomé, Príncipe and Annobón. Iberus, 30(1): 1–14.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved December 2018.