Orania rosea

Orania rosea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Orania rosea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Ergalataxinae
Genus:
Orania
Species:
O. rosea
Binomial name
Orania rosea
Houart, 1996
Synonyms[1]

Murex radula Hedley, 1899

Description

Distribution
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References
  1. Orania rosea Houart, 1996. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.


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