Paziella tanaoa
Paziella tanaoa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Paziella tanaoa | |
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| Shell of Paziella tanoa (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Paziella |
| Species: | P. tanaoa |
| Binomial name | |
| Paziella tanaoa (Houart & Tröndlé, 2008) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 8.2 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is found off the Marquesas Islands.
References
- Paziella tanaoa (Houart & Tröndlé, 2008). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 April 2011.
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 169
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