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Orania taiwana

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Orania taiwana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Ergalataxinae
Genus: Orania
Species:
O. taiwana
Binomial name
Orania taiwana
(K.-Y. Lai & B.-S. Jung, 2012)
Synonyms[2]

Morula taiwana K.-Y. Lai & B.-S. Jung, 2012[1]

Orania taiwana is a species of sea snail in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2] The type series was collected from the lower intertidal zone on the coast of northwestern Taiwan. The holotypemeasures 21 mm (0.83 in) in length.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lai K.-Y. [Kin-Yang]; B.-S. Jung B.-S. [Bor-Seng] (2012). "A new species of Morula (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Taiwan". Journal of the National Taiwan Museum. 65 (4): 1–5. doi:10.6532/JNTM.2012.65(4).01.
  2. ^ a b Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2024). "Orania taiwana (K.-Y. Lai & B.-S. Jung, 2012)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 August 2024.