Paziella poppei

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

Paziella poppei
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. poppei
Binomial name
Paziella poppei
(Houart, 1993)
Synonyms[1]
  • Paziella (Flexopteron) poppei (Houart, 1993)
  • Poirieria (Flexopteron) poppei Houart, 1993

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 18 mm and 52 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines.

References
  1. Paziella poppei (Houart, 1993). 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): 169
  • "Poirieria (Flexopteron) poppei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 April 2011.


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