Paziella oregonia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Paziella |
| Species: | P. oregonia
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| Binomial name | |
| Paziella oregonia (Bullis, 1964)
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Description
editThe 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.
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Distribution
editThis marine species is distributed from Colombia to Northern Brazil.
References
edit- ^ a b Paziella oregonia (Bullis, 1964). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 April 2011.
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 164
External links
edit- "Poirieria (Paziella) oregonia". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
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