Pradoxa thomensis

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

Pradoxa thomensis
Shell of Pradoxa thomensis (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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

The specific name thomensis refers to the island of São Tomé, where the species is found.^[3]

Distribution

Pradoxa thomensis occurs on the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe.^[3][1]