Orania atea
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| image_caption = Shell of Orania atea (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
| genus = Orania (gastropod)
| species = atea
| authority = Houart & Tröndlé, 2008
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Orania atea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.{{WRMS species|408189|Orania atea Houart & Tröndlé, 2008||24 April 2010}}
Description
The length of the shell attains 12.3 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Marquesas Islands.
References
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External links
- [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42352829 Houart, R. & Tröndlé, J. (2008). Update of Muricidae (excluding Coralliophilinae) from French Polynesia with description of ten new species. Novapex. 9 (2-3): 53-93]
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Category:Gastropods described in 2008
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