Paziella oregonia

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

Paziella oregonia
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. oregonia
Binomial name
Paziella oregonia
(Bullis, 1964)
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex oregonia Bullis, 1964 (basionym)
  • Paziella (Paziella) oregonia (Bullis, 1964)
  • Poirieria (Paziella) oregonia (Bullis, 1964)

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 40 mm and 90 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is distributed from Colombia to Northern Brazil.

References
  1. Paziella oregonia (Bullis, 1964). 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. page(s): 164
  • "Poirieria (Paziella) oregonia". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 April 2011.


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