Favartia natalensis

Favartia natalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Favartia
Species:
F. natalensis
Binomial name
Favartia natalensis
(E. A. Smith, 1906)
Synonyms[1]
  • Favartia natalensis (E. A. Smith, 1906)
  • Ocinebra natalensis E. A. Smith, 1906

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

Distribution

Specimen collections and observations of Favartia natalensis have occurred along the Eastern South-African coast by E. A. Smith noted in 1906,[1] with five such occurrences between Durban and East London.[2] Their habitat is in the Marine Benthic Zone at latitude 32.1667°S and longitude 28.9667°E.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Favartia natalensis (E. A. Smith, 1906). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ "Favartia natalensis (E. A. Smith 1906) maps - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Favartia natalensis (E. A. Smith 1906) data - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  • Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp. page(s): 82
  • Houart R., Kilburn R.N. & Marais A.P. (2010) Muricidae. pp. 176–270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.