Forreria belcheri

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Forreria belcheri
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image of a shell of Forreria belcheri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Forreria
Species:
F. belcheri
Binomial name
Forreria belcheri
(R.B. Hinds, 1843)
Synonyms [1]

Murex belcheriHinds, 1843

Forreria belcheri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 64 mm and 187 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off California, USA, to Central Baja California, Mexico.

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