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Favartia norrisii

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Favartia norrisii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Favartia
Species:
F. norrisii
Binomial name
Favartia norrisii
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms[1]

Murex norrisii Reeve, 1845

Favartia norrisii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1] It was first described by L.A. Reeve in 1845, under the name Murex norrisii (in honour of the naturalist Thomas Norris).[2]

Description

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Distribution

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References

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  1. ^ a b Favartia norrisii (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ L.A. Reeve (1845). Conchologia Iconica: Or, Illustrations of the Shells of Molluscous Animals. Vol. III.