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Bouchetia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Muricidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Muricoidea

Subfamily
  
Muricinae

Similar
  
Vokesimurex, Naquetia, Chicomurex, Poirieria, Trophonopsis

Bouchetia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

This genus was named after the malacologist Philippe Bouchet.It has become a synonym of Paziella (Bouchetia) Houart & Héros, 2008, itself an alternate representation of Paziella Jousseaume, 1880

Species

Species within the genus Bouchetia included :

  • Bouchetia hystricina (Dall, 1889): synonym of Paziella hystricina (Dall, 1889)
  • Bouchetia vaubanensis (Houart, 1986): synonym of Paziella vaubanensis (Houart, 1986)

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