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Favartia vittata

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Favartia (Favartia) vittata
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F. vittata
Binomial name
Favartia (Favartia) vittata
(Broderip, 1833)
Synonyms[1]
  • 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.[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 15 mm and 35 mm

Distribution

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

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