Biology:Paziella hystricina

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Paziella hystricina
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P. hystricina
Binomial name
Paziella hystricina
(Dall, 1889)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bouchetia hystricina (Dall, 1889)
  • Murex (Phyllonotus) hystricina Dall, 1889
  • Paziella (Bouchetia) hystricina (Dall, 1889)
  • Poirieria (Pazinotus) hystricina (Dall, 1889)

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. 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