Lataxiena blosvillei
Lataxiena blosvillei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
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| Shell of Lataxiena blosvillei | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Lataxiena |
| Species: | L. blosvillei |
| Binomial name | |
| Lataxiena blosvillei (Deshayes, 1832) | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 31.8 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Sri Lanka.
References
- Lataxiena blosvillei (Deshayes, 1832). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Deshayes, G. P., 1830 Histoire naturelle des vers. In: Encyclopédie méthodique, vol. II(1), p. 256 pp
- Leung KF. & Morton B. (2003). Effects of long-term anthropogenic perturbations on three subtidal epibenthic molluscan communities in Hong Kong. In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of an International Workshop Reunion Conference, Hong Kong: Perspectives on Marine Environment Change in Hong Kong and Southern China, 1977–2001. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. pp 655–717
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