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Paziella

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Paziella
Paziella pazi shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Paziella
Jousseaume, 1880[1]
Type species
Murex pazi Crosse, 1869
Synonyms[2]
  • Bathymurex Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945
  • Dallimurex Rehder, 1946
  • Murex (Bathymurex)
  • Paziella (Paziella) Jousseaume, 1880· accepted, alternate representation
  • Poirieria (Paziella) Jousseaume, 1880

Paziella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Muricinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]

Description

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The biconic, medium-sized shell has its varices dissected into spines. The aperture is ovoid and smooth inside. The anal sinus is almost closed. The columella is smooth.

This Caribbean genus is closely related to Poirieria from the Indo-Pacific region.

Species

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Species within the genus Paziella include:

Species brought into synonymy

References

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  1. ^ Jousseaume (1880). Le Naturaliste 1(42): 335.
  2. ^ a b Paziella. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2011.
  3. ^ Paziella nuttingi (Dall, 1896). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  4. ^ Paziella pazi (Crosse, 1869). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  5. ^ Paziella hystricina (Dall, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
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