Orania atea

Orania atea
Shell of Orania atea (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Orania
Species:
O. atea
Binomial name
Orania atea
Houart & Tröndlé, 2008

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 12.3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Marquesas Islands.

References

  1. ^ Orania atea Houart & Tröndlé, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.


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