Favartia taylorae

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]

Favartia (Murexiella) taylorae taylorae
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

Description

The shell grows to a length of 16 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Gulf of Mexico along Florida.

References
  1. 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


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