Biology:Orania maestratii

Short description: Species of gastropod

Orania maestratii
Shell of Orania maestratii (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Ergalataxinae
Genus:	Orania
Species:	O. maestratii
Binomial name
Orania maestratii Houart & Tröndlé, 2008

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 10.1 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Austral Islands, 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 ☰ Q7099859 entry