Paziella galapagana

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

Paziella galapagana
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. galapagana
Binomial name
Paziella galapagana
(Emerson & D'Attilio, 1970)
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex galapagana W.K. Emerson & A. D'Attilio, 1970 (basionym)
  • Paziella (Paziella) galapagana (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1970)
  • Poirieria (Paziella) galapagana (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1970)

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along the Galapagos Islands.

References
  1. Paziella galapagana (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1970). 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


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