Paziella tanaoa

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

Paziella tanaoa
Shell of Paziella tanoa (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Paziella
Species:	P. tanaoa
Binomial name
Paziella tanaoa (Houart & Tröndlé, 2008)
Synonyms[1]
Paziella (Flexopteron) tanaoa (Houart & Tröndlé, 2008) Poirieria (Paziella) tanaoa Houart & Tröndlé, 2008

Description

The length of the shell attains 8.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is found off the Marquesas Islands.