Biology:Paziella hystricina
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Paziella hystricina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 21 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Paziella hystricina (Dall, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2011.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 174
Wikidata ☰ Q7157007 entry
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