Orania atea
Orania atea | |
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Shell of Orania atea (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Orania |
Species: | O. atea
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Binomial name | |
Orania atea Houart & Tröndlé, 2008
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Orania atea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 12.3 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Marquesas Islands.
References
- ^ Orania atea Houart & Tröndlé, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
External links
- Houart, R. & Tröndlé, J. (2008). Update of Muricidae (excluding Coralliophilinae) from French Polynesia with description of ten new species. Novapex. 9 (2-3): 53-93Error: "Q7099847" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.