Favartia natalensis

Favartia (Favartia) natalensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Favartia (Favartia) natalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricopsinae
Genus:
Favartia
Subgenus:
Favartia
Species:
F. (Favartia) natalensis
Binomial name
Favartia (Favartia) natalensis
(E. A. Smith, 1906)
Synonyms[1]
  • Favartia natalensis (E. A. Smith, 1906)
  • Ocinebra natalensis E. A. Smith, 1906

Distribution

Specimen collections and observations of Favartia Natalensis have occurred along the Eastern South-African coast by E. A. Smith noted in 1906,[1] with five such occurrences between Durban and East London.[2] Their habitat is in the Marine Benthic Zone at latitude 32.1667°S and longitude 28.9667°E.[3]

References
  1. Favartia natalensis (E. A. Smith, 1906). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. "Favartia natalensis (E. A. Smith 1906) maps - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  3. "Favartia natalensis (E. A. Smith 1906) data - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  • Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp. page(s): 82
  • Houart R., Kilburn R.N. & Marais A.P. (2010) Muricidae. pp. 176–270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.


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