Biology:Orania xuthedra

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Orania xuthedra
Orania xuthedra (MNHN-IM-2012-33144).jpeg
Shell of Orania xuthedra (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
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O. xuthedra
Binomial name
Orania xuthedra
(Melvill, 1893)
Synonyms[1]
  • Orania alexanderi Houart, 1985
  • Ricinula (Sistrum) xuthedra Melvill, 1893

Orania xuthedra 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 Sri Lanka.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Orania xuthedra (Melvill, 1893). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.

External linkjs

Wikidata ☰ Q7099876 entry