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  Pyrazus Ebeninus

    Hercules Club Mud Whelk

Alexandra Russell (2014)

                                         

 

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Summary


Physical Description


Ecology


Life History & Behaviour


Feeding Behavior


Anatomy & Physiology


Glossary of Gastropod Anatomy


Internal Anatomy


Muscular Foot Strength


Nociceptive Behavior


Evolution & Systematics


Biogeographic Distribution


Conservation & Threats


Human Interaction


Names & Taxonomy


References & Links

Taxonomy: Phylum: Mollusca
                    Class: Gastropoda
    Subclass: Caenogastropoda
    Order (unassigned): Caenogastropoda
    Clade: Sorbeconcha
    Superfamily: Cerithioidea
    Family: Potamodidae
    Genus: Pyrazus


Synonymy: Has been known in Australian Literature to be called Pyrazus herculeus (Martin, 1784), Cerithium beninum (Bruguiere, 1792), Cerithium ferruginosum (Perry, 1811), Lampania angulifera (G. B. Sowerby II, 1866), Pyrazus baudini (Montfort, 1810), and Zeacumantus delicatus (Laws, 1950)

Common Names: Hercules Club Mud Whelk, Club Whelk, Mud Whelk, Sydney Whelk

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