Biology:Paziella nuttingi

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Short description: Species of sea snail

Paziella nuttingi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Paziella
Species:
P. nuttingi
Binomial name
Paziella nuttingi
(Dall, 1896)
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex nuttingi Dall, 1896
  • Paziella (Paziella) nuttingi (Dall, 1896)
  • Poirieria (Paziella) nuttingi (Dall, 1896)

Paziella nuttingi, common name : Nutting's murex, 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 44 mm.

Distribution

This species can be found in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Florida.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Paziella nuttingi (Dall, 1896). 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): 164

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3738743 entry