Bouchetia
Encyclopedia
Bouchetia is a genus
of sea snail
s, 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
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Muricidae
Muricidae
Muricidae, common name murex snails or rock snails, is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails. With approximately 1,600 living species the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogastropoda. Additionally, 1,200 fossil species have been recognised...
, the murex snails or rock snails.
This genus was named after the malacologist Philippe Bouchet
Philippe Bouchet
Philippe Bouchet is a French scientist, a zoologist whose primary scientific field of study is malacology. He is a senior professor at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris, and is head of the Malacology laboratory and the Taxonomy Collections Unit there...
. It has become a synonym of Paziella (Bouchetia) Houart & Héros, 2008, itself an alternate representation of Paziella
Paziella
Paziella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Description:The biconic, medium-sized shell has its varices dissected into spines. The aperture is ovoid and smooth inside. The anal sinus is almost closed...
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)