''Paziella'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the subfamily
Muricinae
Muricinae is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic subfamily of predatory sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks within the large family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails and rock snails.
The Muricinae represent approximatel ...
of the
family
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Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With over 1,700 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neog ...
, the
murex
''Murex'' is a genus of medium to large sized predatory tropical sea snails. These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, commonly called "murexes" or "rock snails".Houart, R.; Gofas, S. (2010). Murex Linnaeus, 1 ...
snails or rock snails.
Description
The biconic, medium-sized shell has its varices dissected into spines. The
aperture
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is ovoid and smooth inside. The anal sinus is almost closed. The
columella
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is smooth.
This Caribbean genus is closely related to ''
Poirieria'' from the Indo-Pacific region.
Species
Species within the genus ''Paziella'' include:
* ''
Paziella atlantis''
(Clench & Farfante, 1945)
* ''
Paziella galapagana''
(Emerson & D'Attilio, 1970)
* † ''
Paziella gallica''
Landau, Merle, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2019
* † ''
Paziella gracilenta''
Landau, Merle, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2019
* † ''
Paziella modesta''
Vicián, Kovács & Stein, 2019
* ''
Paziella nuttingi''
(Dall, 1896)
* ''
Paziella oregonia''
(Bullis, 1964)
* † ''
Paziella parveenae''
Merle & Pacaud, 2019
* ''
Paziella pazi''
(Crosse, 1869)
* ''
Paziella petuchi''
(Vokes, 1992)
* ''
Paziella tanaoa'' (
Houart & Tröndlé, 2008)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Paziella hystricina''
(Dall, 1889):
synonym of ''
Bouchetia hystricina
''Bouchetia hystricina'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bouchetia hystricina (Dall, 1889). Accessed through: World Register ...
''
(Dall, 1889)
* ''Paziella oliverai''
(Kosuge, 1984): synonym of ''
Flexopteron oliverai''
(Kosuge, 1984)
* † ''Paziella philippinensis''
(Shuto, 1969): synonym of † ''
Flexopteron philippinensis''
Shuto, 1969
* ''Paziella poppei''
(Houart, 1993): synonym of ''
Flexopteron poppei''
(Houart, 1993)
* ''Paziella primanova''
(Houart, 1985): synonym of ''
Flexopteron primanova''
(Houart, 1985)
* ''Paziella vaubanensis''
(Houart, 1986): synonym of ''
Bouchetia vaubanensis
''Bouchetia vaubanensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bouchetia vaubanensis (Houart, 1986). Accessed through: World Regist ...
''
(Houart, 1986)
References
* Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) ''Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae''. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
External links
Jousseaume, F. P. (1880). Division méthodique de la famille des Purpuridés. Le Naturaliste. 2(42): 335-338.
Muricidae
Gastropod genera
Gastropods described in 1880
Taxa named by Félix Pierre Jousseaume
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