Bouchetia hystricina
Species of gastropod
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Bouchetia hystricina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
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| Bouchetia hystricina | |
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| Shell of Bouchetia hystricina (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Bouchetia |
| Species: | B. hystricina |
| Binomial name | |
| Bouchetia hystricina (Dall, 1889) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The shell grows to a length of 21 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles.
