Bouchetia

Updated on Dec 22, 2024

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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)

References

Bouchetia Wikipedia

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