Favartia massemini
Favartia massemini is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Favartia massemini | |
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| Shell (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Favartia |
| Species: | F. massemini |
| Binomial name | |
| Favartia massemini Merle & Garrigues, 2008 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 18 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off French Guiana and eastern Brazil.
References
- Favartia massemini Merle & Garrigues, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Merle, D. & Garrigues, B., 2008. New muricid species (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from French Guiana. Zoosystema 30(2): 517-526
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