Bouchetia vaubanensis

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

Bouchetia vaubanensis
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B. vaubanensis
Binomial name
Bouchetia vaubanensis
(Houart, 1986)
Synonyms[1]
  • Paziella (Bouchetia) vaubanensis (Houart, 1986)
  • Paziella vaubanensis (Houart, 1986)
  • Poirieria (Paziella) vaubanensis Houart, 1986

Description

The shell grows to a length of 10 mm.

Distribution

This marine species can be found off New Caledonia.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bouchetia vaubanensis (Houart, 1986). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=406287 on 2020-06-16
  • Houart R. (1986 ["1985"]). Mollusca Gastropoda: Noteworthy Muricidae from the Pacific Ocean, with description of seven new species. in: Forest, J. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM I et II Philippines (1976, 1980). Tome 2. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie. 133: 427-455
  • Houart, R.; Héros, V. (2008). Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Fiji and Tonga. in: Héros, V. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993). 196: 437-480.
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 174


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