Monstrotyphis takashigei

Monstrotyphis takashigei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.^[1][2]

Monstrotyphis takashigei
Shell of Monstrotyphis takashigei (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Typhinae
Genus:	Monstrotyphis
Species:	M. takashigei
Binomial name
Monstrotyphis takashigei Houart & Chino, 2016

Description

The length of the shell attains 7.3 mm. It was found in Akinohama, Izu-Oshima, at a depth of 55 meter. The snail is small in comparison with the species of same genus and can go up to 9.3mm in length. The shell color is brown, yellowish brown, or white yellow brown. Some brown spots can be seen at the base of the anterior canal and the shell opening is white.^[3] The name 'takashigei' comes from a Tokyo resident, Hiroshi Takashigei, who discovered this species.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan.