Favartia iredalei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails, first described by Winston Ponder in 1972.[1][2][3] The species epithet, iredalei, honours Tom Iredale.[3]
| Favartia iredalei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Favartia |
| Species: | F. iredalei
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| Binomial name | |
| Favartia iredalei Ponder, 1972
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Favartia (Murexiella) iredalei Ponder, 1972 | |
Holotype site: Lord Howe Island[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Australian Faunal Directory: Favartia (Murexiella) iredalei". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ Favartia iredalei Ponder, 1972. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ a b W. F. Ponder (24 March 1972). "Notes on some Australian Genera and Species of the Family Muricidae (Neogastropoda)". Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia. 2 (3): 215–248. doi:10.1080/00852988.1972.10673856. ISSN 0085-2988. Wikidata Q99973002.
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