Paziella atlantis

Paziella atlantis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Paziella
Species: P. atlantis
Binomial name
Paziella atlantis
(Clench & Farfante, 1945)
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex (Bathymurex) atlantis Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945 (basionym)
  • Paziella (Paziella) atlantis (Clench & Farfante, 1945)
  • Poirieria (Paziella) atlantis (Clench & Farfante, 1945)

Paziella atlantis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

The size of the shell reaches 24 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Caribbean Sea along Cuba.

References

  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 164

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