| Favartia glypta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Favartia |
| Species: | F. glypta |
| Binomial name | |
| Favartia glypta (M. Smith, 1938) | |
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Favartia (Favartia) glypta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 12 mm and 29 mm
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the Gulf of Mexico along Florida and in the Atlantic Ocean along Brazil.
References
- ^ Favartia (Favartia) glypta (M. Smith, 1938). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 December 2010.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
External links
- "Murexiella (Murexiella) glypta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Favartia glypta | |
| Murex glyptus | |
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