Paziella oregonia

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

Paziella oregonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Paziella
Species:
P. oregonia
Binomial name
Paziella oregonia
(Bullis, 1964)
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex oregonia Bullis, 1964 (basionym)
  • Paziella (Paziella) oregonia (Bullis, 1964)
  • Poirieria (Paziella) oregonia (Bullis, 1964)

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 40 mm and 90 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is distributed from Colombia to Northern Brazil.

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References
  1. Paziella oregonia (Bullis, 1964). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 April 2011.
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 164
  • "Poirieria (Paziella) oregonia". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 April 2011.


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