Paziella atlantis

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

Paziella atlantis
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. atlantis
Binomial name
Paziella atlantis
(Clench & Farfante, 1945)
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex (Bathymurex) atlantis Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945 (basionym)
  • Paziella (Paziella) atlantis (Clench & Farfante, 1945)
  • Poirieria (Paziella) atlantis (Clench & Farfante, 1945)

Description

The size of the shell reaches 24 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Caribbean Sea along Cuba.

References
  1. Paziella atlantis (Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 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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