Favartia natalensis
| Favartia natalensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Favartia |
| Species: | F. natalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Favartia natalensis (E. A. Smith, 1906)
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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
- ^ a b c Favartia natalensis (E. A. Smith, 1906). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ "Favartia natalensis (E. A. Smith 1906) maps - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "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.