Uttleya williamsi

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Uttleya williamsi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Ergalataxinae
Genus: Uttleya
Species:
U. williamsi
Binomial name
Uttleya williamsi
Powell, 1952

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

Distribution

This species occurs in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Uttleya williamsi Powell, 1952. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=408278 on 2019-01-06