Taurasia striata

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

Taurasia striata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Rapaninae
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

References
  1. Taurasia striata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 ). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.


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