Favartia norrisii

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]

Favartia norrisii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricopsinae
Genus:
Favartia
Subgenus:
Murexiella
Species:
F. norrisii
Binomial name
Favartia norrisii
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms[1]

Murex norrisii Reeve, 1845

Description

Distribution
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References
  1. Favartia norrisii (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  2. L.A. Reeve (1845). Conchologia Iconica: Or, Illustrations of the Shells of Molluscous Animals. Vol. III.


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