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Species of gastropod

Favartia vittata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Favartia
Species: F. vittata
Binomial name
Favartia vittata
(Broderip, 1833)
Synonyms
  • Murex lepidus Reeve, 1845
  • Murex vittata Broderip, 1833
  • Murex vittatus Broderip, 1833
  • Murexiella (Murexiella) vittata (Broderip, W.J., 1833)

Favartia (Favartia) vittata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Description

The shell size varies between 15 mm and 35 mm.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (April 2010)

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Gulf of California, (W Mexico) and in the Pacific Ocean along Peru and Galápagos.

References

  1. ^ Favartia (Favartia) vittata (Broderip, 1833). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 December 2010.

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Taxon identifiers
Favartia vittata


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