Orania archaea
Orania archaea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
- Subspecies
- Orania archaea archaea Houart, 1995
- Orania archaea hitomiae Houart & Moe, 2011 (occurs off Oahu, Hawaii).
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Orania |
| Species: | O. archaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Orania archaea Houart, 1995 | |
Description
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References
- Orania archaea Houart, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Houart, R.; Gori, S. & Rosado, J. (2017). The Muricidae (Gastropoda: Muricoidea) from Oman with the description of four new species. Novapex. 18 (3): 41-69.
- Houart, R. & Moe, C., 2011 Description of Orania archaea hitomiae n. ssp. (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Ergalataxinae) from Hawaii in Severns, M
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