Favartia taylorae
Favartia (Murexiella) taylorae taylorae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
Family: | Muricidae |
Subfamily: | Muricopsinae |
Genus: | Favartia |
Subgenus: | Murexiella |
Species: | F. taylorae |
Binomial name | |
Favartia (Murexiella) taylorae taylorae Petuch, 1987 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Murexiella taylorae Petuch, 1987 |
Favartia (Murexiella) taylorae taylorae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 16 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Gulf of Mexico along Florida.
References
- 1 2 Favartia (Murexiella) taylorae taylorae Petuch, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 December 2010.
- 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
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