Favartia levicula
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Favartia (Favartia) levicula (Dall, 1889)
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Favartia (Favartia) levicula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 18 mm
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Florida.
References
- ^ a b Favartia (Favartia) levicula (Dall, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 December 2010.
- 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
External links
- "Murexiella (Murexiella) levicula". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 26 December 2010.