Biology:Favartia concavoptera

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Favartia concavoptera
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F. concavoptera
Binomial name
Favartia concavoptera
(Kosuge, 1980)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pterynotus concavopterus Kosuge, 1980 (basionym)
  • Timbellus concavopterus (Kosuge, 1980) superseded combination

Favartia concavoptera 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 22 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines .

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Favartia concavoptera (Kosuge, 1980). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1594888 on 2022-09-29
  • Kosuge S. (1980) Descriptions of three new species of the family Muricidae (Gastropoda Muricacea). Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tokyo 1(4): 53-56, pls 14-15
  • Merle, D., Garrigues, B. & Pointier, J.P. (2022). Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world: Part Muricopsinae. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 528 pp.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10809507 entry