Paziella oregonia

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

Paziella oregonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Paziella
Species:	P. oregonia
Binomial name
Paziella oregonia (Bullis, 1964)
Synonyms[1]
Murex oregonia Bullis, 1964 (basionym) Paziella (Paziella) oregonia (Bullis, 1964) Poirieria (Paziella) oregonia (Bullis, 1964)

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 40 mm and 90 mm. The shell displays the typical robust structure of the Muricidae family and is characterized by spines arising from the varices, with an ovoid aperture that is smooth on the inside. Shell coloration and detailed ornamentation information are not widely documented in the current literature.

Distribution

This marine species is distributed from Colombia to Northern Brazil.