Paziella nuttingi
| Paziella nuttingi | |
|---|---|
| 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. nuttingi |
| Binomial name | |
| Paziella nuttingi (Dall, 1896) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Paziella nuttingi, common name : Nutting's Murex, 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 44 mm.
Distribution
This species can be found in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Florida.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Paziella nuttingi (Dall, 1896). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2011.
- 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
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 164