Orania xuthedra
Orania xuthedra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Orania xuthedra | |
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| Shell of Orania xuthedra (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Orania |
| Species: | O. xuthedra |
| Binomial name | |
| Orania xuthedra (Melvill, 1893) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Sri Lanka.
References
- Orania xuthedra (Melvill, 1893). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
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