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Roperia poulsoni (Carpenter, 1864)
Roperia poulsoni is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Poulson's Dwarf Triton is the only species in the genus Roperia, has been placed in a separate genus because of its distinctive radula.
Diet: Mytilus californianus and other mussels.
Synonymised names:
Fusus roperi Dall, 1898 (synonym)
Ocenebra poulsoni Carpenter, 1864 (original combination)
Roperia poulsoni is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Poulson's Dwarf Triton is the only species in the genus Roperia, has been placed in a separate genus because of its distinctive radula.
Diet: Mytilus californianus and other mussels.
Synonymised names:
Fusus roperi Dall, 1898 (synonym)
Ocenebra poulsoni Carpenter, 1864 (original combination)
