Biology:Favartia nivea

Short description: Species of gastropod

Favartia nivea
Shell of Favartia nivea (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Favartia
Species:	F. nivea
Binomial name
Favartia nivea Houart & Tröndlé, 2008
Synonyms
Favartia (Favartia) nivea Houart & Tröndlé, 2008· accepted, alternate representation

Favartia nivea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Description

The length of the shell attains 11.4 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Austral Archipel, French Polynesia.

External links

• Houart R. & Tröndlé J. (2008). Update of Muricidae (excluding Coralliophilinae) from French Polynesia with description of ten new species. Novapex. 9(2-3): 53-93

Wikidata ☰ Q5438511 entry