Biology:Orania rosadoi

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Orania rosadoi
Orania rosadoi (MNHN-IM-2012-33179).jpeg
Shell of Orania rosadoi (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
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O. rosadoi
Binomial name
Orania rosadoi
Houart, 1998

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

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Mozambique.

References

  1. Orania rosadoi Houart, 1998. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Houart, R., 1998. Description of eight new species of Muricidae (Gastropoda). Apex 13(3): 95-109
  • Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176-270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.

Wikidata ☰ Q7099869 entry