Bouchetia hystricina

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Bouchetia hystricina
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Shell of Bouchetia hystricina (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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B. hystricina
Binomial name
Bouchetia hystricina
(Dall, 1889)
Synonyms [1]
  • Murex (Phyllonotus) hystricinaDall, 1889
  • Paziella (Bouchetia) hystricina(Dall, 1889)
  • Paziella hystricina(Dall, 1889)
  • Poirieria (Pazinotus) hystricina(Dall, 1889)

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

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Description

The shell grows to a length of 21 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bouchetia hystricina (Dall, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=406286 on 2020-06-16