Favartia levicula

Favartia (Favartia) levicula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Favartia (Favartia) levicula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricopsinae
Genus:
Favartia
Subgenus:
Favartia
Species:
F. levicula
Binomial name
Favartia (Favartia) levicula
(Dall, 1889)
Synonyms[1]
  • Murexiella levicula (Dall, 1889)
  • Ocinebra Favartia levicula Dall, 1889

Description

The shell grows to a length of 18 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Florida.

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References
  1. Favartia (Favartia) levicula (Dall, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 December 2010.
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
  • "Murexiella (Murexiella) levicula". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 26 December 2010.


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