Forreria belcheri

Forreria belcheri
image of a shell of Forreria belcheri
Scientific classification
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]

Description

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

Distribution

Eastern Pacific Ocean: west coast of North America.

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

References

1. Forreria belcheri (Hinds, 1843) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .

• Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN   1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp.

External links

• "Forreria belcheri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.