Vaughtia squamata
Vaughtia squamata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]
| Vaughtia squamata | |
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| Shell of Vaughtia squamata (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Ocenebrinae |
| Genus: | Vaughtia |
| Species: | V. squamata |
| Binomial name | |
| Vaughtia squamata Houart, 2003[1] | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 15.5 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Mauretania.
References
- Houart. 2003. Novapex 4 (2–3): 51–56. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- Vaughtia squamata Houart, 2003. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
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