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Favartia vittata

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Favartia vittata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Favartia
Species:
F. vittata
Binomial name
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

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The shell size varies between 15 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

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

References

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  • "Murexiella (Murexiella) vittata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 22 December 2010.