Nucella freycinetii

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

Nucella freycinetii
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N. freycinetii
Binomial name
Nucella freycinetii
(Deshayes, 1839)
Synonyms[1]
  • Purpura alabaster Pilsbry, 1907
  • Purpura freycinetii Deshayes, 1839
  • Purpura freycinetii alabaster Pilsbry, 1907 (original combination; junior synonym)
  • Purpura saxicola Valenciennes, 1846

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Kamchatka.

References

  • Valenciennes, A., 1846 Atlas de Zoologie, Mollusques, Paris, Gide et Cie Ed. in : Du Petit Thouars, 1846. Voyage autour du monde sur la frégate la Vénus pendant les années 1836-1839 ; publié par ordre du roi sous les auspices du Ministre de la Marine, p. 24 pls


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