Paziella
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| Genus: | Paziella Jousseaume, 1880
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Poirieria (Paziella) Jousseaume, 1880 | |
Paziella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
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
Species within the genus Paziella include:
- Paziella atlantis (Clench & Farfante, 1945)
- Paziella galapagana (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1970)
- Paziella hystricina (Dall, 1889)[2]
- Paziella nuttingi (Dall, 1896)[3]
- Paziella oregonia (Bullis, 1964)
- Paziella pazi (Crosse, 1869)[4]
- Paziella petuchi (Vokes, 1992)
- Paziella poppei (Houart, 1993)
- Paziella primanova (Houart, 1985)
- Paziella tanaoa (Houart & Tröndlé, 2008)
- Paziella vaubanensis (Houart, 1986)
References
- ^ a b Paziella. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2011.
- ^ Paziella hystricina (Dall, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Paziella nuttingi (Dall, 1896). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Paziella pazi (Crosse, 1869). 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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