Paziella primanova

Paziella primanova is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Paziella primanova
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Paziella
Species:
P. primanova
Binomial name
Paziella primanova
(Houart, 1985)
Synonyms[1]
  • Paziella (Flexopteron) primanova (Houart, 1985)
  • Poirieria (Flexopteron) primanova Houart, 1985

Description

The length of an adult shell attains 15 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar.

References
  1. Paziella primanova (Houart, 1985). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 April 2011.
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.

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  • "Poirieria (Flexopteron) primanova". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 April 2011.


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