Favartia massemeni

Favartia massemeni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Favartia massemeni
Shell of Favartia massemini (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricopsinae
Genus:
Favartia
Subgenus:
Favartia
Species:
F. massemeni
Binomial name
Favartia massemeni
Merle & Garrigues, 2008
Synonyms[1]

Favartia (Favaertia) massemini Merle & Garrigues, 2008

Description

The length of the shell attains 18 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off French Guiana and Eastern Brazil.

References
  1. Favartia massemeni Merle & Garrigues, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Merle, D. & Garrigues, B., 2008. New muricid species (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from French Guiana. Zoosystema 30(2): 517-526
  • "Favartia (Favartia) massemini". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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