Biology:Orania archaea

Short description: Species of gastropod

Orania archaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Ergalataxinae
Genus:	Orania
Species:	O. archaea
Binomial name
Orania archaea Houart, 1995

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

Subspecies

• Orania archaea archaea Houart, 1995
• Orania archaea hitomiae Houart & Moe, 2011 (occurs off Oahu, Hawaii).

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines .

References

• Houart, R.; Gori, S. & Rosado, J. (2017). The Muricidae (Gastropoda: Muricoidea) from Oman with the description of four new species. Novapex. 18 (3): 41-69.
• Houart, R. & Moe, C., 2011 Description of Orania archaea hitomiae n. ssp. (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Ergalataxinae) from Hawaii in Severns, M

External links

• Houart, R. (1995). The Ergalataxinae (Gastropoda, Muricidae) from the New Caledonia region with some comments on the subfamily and the description of thirteen new species from the Indo-West Pacific. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. ser. 4, 16 (A, 2-4): 245-297

Wikidata ☰ Q7099845 entry