Taurasia striata

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Taurasia striata
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T. striata
Binomial name
Taurasia striata
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 )
Synonyms [1]
  • Buccinum strigosum Gmelin, 1791
  • Purpura buccinea Deshayes, 1844
  • Purpura flammea Mörch, 1852
  • Purpura striataQuoy & Gaimard, 1833
  • Purpura striataBlainville, 1832(original combination)
  • Taurasia niasensisBeets, 1985
  • Thais buccinea(Deshayes, 1844)

Taurasia striata 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 length of the shell attains 45 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Guinea

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