Biology:Orania rosea
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Orania rosea | |
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| Shell of Orania rosea (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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| Species: | O. rosea
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| Orania rosea Houart, 1996
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Murex radula Hedley, 1899 (invalid: junior homonym of Murex radula Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Orania rosea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Réunion.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Orania rosea Houart, 1996. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176-270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
External links
- Houart, R. (1996). Description of two new species of Muricidae (Gastropoda) from the Indo-West Pacific. Venus. 55 (4): 273-280
- Hedley C. (1899). The Mollusca of Funafuti. Part I - Gasteropoda. Memoirs of the Australian Museum. 3(7): 395-488, pl. 27
Wikidata ☰ Q7099870 entry
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