Biology:Favartia glypta

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Favartia (Favartia) glypta
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F. glypta
Binomial name
Favartia (Favartia) glypta
(M. Smith, 1938)
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex glyptus M. Smith, 1938
  • Murexiella glypta (M. Smith, 1938)
  • Murexiella iemanja Petuch, 1979

Favartia (Favartia) glypta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 12 mm and 29 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Gulf of Mexico along Florida and in the Atlantic Ocean along Brazil .

References

  • 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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3139152 entry