Paziella pazi
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Paziella pazi, common name : Paz's Murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The adult shell grows to a length of 25 mm to 50 mm.
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea (including Cuba and Belize) and off the coast of Florida .
References
- ^ a b Paziella pazi (Crosse, 1869). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2011.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 164
External links
- "Poirieria (Paziella) pazi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
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