Biology:Orania archaea

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Orania archaea
Orania archaea 01.JPG
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O. archaea
Binomial name
Orania archaea
Houart, 1995

Orania archaea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Subspecies
  • Orania archaea archaea Houart, 1995
  • Orania archaea hitomiae Houart & Moe, 2011 (occurs off Oahu, Hawaii).

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines .

References

  1. Orania archaea Houart, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Houart, R.; Gori, S. & Rosado, J. (2017). The Muricidae (Gastropoda: Muricoidea) from Oman with the description of four new species. Novapex. 18 (3): 41-69.
  • Houart, R. & Moe, C., 2011 Description of Orania archaea hitomiae n. ssp. (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Ergalataxinae) from Hawaii in Severns, M

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7099845 entry