Forreria belcheri

{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}

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| image = Forreria belcheri 001.jpg

| image_caption = image of a shell of Forreria belcheri

| genus = Forreria

| species = belcheri

| authority = (R.B. Hinds, 1843)

| synonyms_ref =

| synonyms = Murex belcheri Hinds, 1843

}}

Forreria belcheri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.{{WRMS species|404125|Forreria belcheri (Hinds, 1843)}}

Description

The length of the shell varies between 64 mm and 187 mm.

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Distribution

Eastern Pacific Ocean: west coast of North America.

This marine species occurs off California, USA, to Central Baja California, Mexico.

References

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  • Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). {{ISBN|1-888569-01-8}}. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp.