Vaughtia squamata | |
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Shell of Vaughtia squamata (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Subfamily: | Ocenebrinae |
Genus: | Vaughtia |
Species: | V. squamata |
Binomial name | |
Vaughtia squamata Houart, 2003[1] | |
Vaughtia squamata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]
Description
The length of the shell attains 15.5 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Mauretania.
References
- ↑ Houart. 2003. Novapex 4 (2–3): 51–56. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ↑ Vaughtia squamata Houart, 2003. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
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