Paziella tanaoa

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| image = Paziella tanaoa (MNHN-IM-2000-20159).jpeg

| image_caption = Shell of Paziella tanoa (holotype at MNHN, Paris)

| genus = Paziella

| species = tanaoa

| authority = (Houart & Tröndlé, 2008)

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| synonyms =

  • Paziella (Flexopteron) tanaoa (Houart & Tröndlé, 2008)
  • Poirieria (Paziella) tanaoa Houart & Tröndlé, 2008

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Paziella tanaoa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.{{WRMS species|564683 |Paziella tanaoa (Houart & Tröndlé, 2008)||29 April 2011}}

Description

The length of the shell attains 8.2 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species is found off the Marquesas Islands.

References

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  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 169