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Taurasia striata

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Taurasia striata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex or rock snails.[1]

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Taurasia striata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Taurasia
Species:
T. striata
Binomial name
Taurasia striata
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum strigosum Gmelin, 1791
  • Purpura buccinea Deshayes, 1844
  • Purpura flammea Mörch, 1852
  • Purpura striata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
  • Purpura striata Blainville, 1832(original combination)
  • † Taurasia niasensis Beets, 1985
  • Thais buccinea (Deshayes, 1844)
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Description

The length of the shell attains 45 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Guinea.

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