Paziella petuchi

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

Paziella petuchi
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. petuchi
Binomial name
Paziella petuchi
(Vokes, 1992)
Synonyms[1]
  • Paziella (Paziella) petuchi (Vokes, 1992)
  • Poirieria (Paziella) petuchi Vokes, 1992

Description

The size of an adult shell attains 27 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Caribbean Sea along Venezuela.

References
  1. Paziella petuchi (Vokes, 1992). 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) petuchi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 April 2011.


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