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Paziella

Genus of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Paziella
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Paziella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Muricinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]

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Description

The biconic, medium-sized shell has its varices dissected into spines. The aperture is ovoid and smooth inside. The anal sinus is almost closed. The columella is smooth.

This Caribbean genus is closely related to Poirieria from the Indo-Pacific region.

Species

Species within the genus Paziella include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Paziella hystricina (Dall, 1889):[5] synonym of Bouchetia hystricina (Dall, 1889)
  • Paziella oliverai (Kosuge, 1984): synonym of Flexopteron oliverai (Kosuge, 1984)
  • Paziella philippinensis (Shuto, 1969): synonym of † Flexopteron philippinensis Shuto, 1969
  • Paziella poppei (Houart, 1993): synonym of Flexopteron poppei (Houart, 1993)
  • Paziella primanova (Houart, 1985): synonym of Flexopteron primanova (Houart, 1985)
  • Paziella vaubanensis (Houart, 1986): synonym of Bouchetia vaubanensis (Houart, 1986)
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