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Favartia paulmieri

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Favartia paulmieri
Shell of Favartia paulmieri (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Favartia
Species:
F. paulmieri
Binomial name
Favartia paulmieri
Houart, 2002[1]
Synonyms

Favartia (Favartia) paulmieri Houart, 2002· accepted, alternate representation (basionym)

Favartia paulmieri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Martinique.

References

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  • Houart, R., 2002. Description of a new muricopsine species (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Martinique, Lesser Antilles. Novapex 3(4): 139-140
  • Garrigues B. & Lamy D. (2019). Inventaire des Muricidae récoltés au cours de la campagne MADIBENTHOS du MNHN en Martinique (Antilles Françaises) et description de 12 nouvelles espèces des genres Dermomurex, Attilosa, Acanthotrophon, Favartia, Muricopsis et Pygmaepterys (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Xenophora Taxonomy. 23: 22-59