Favartia nivea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Favartia nivea
Shell of Favartia nivea (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Favartia
Species:
F. nivea
Binomial name
Favartia nivea
Houart & Tröndlé, 2008
Synonyms

Favartia (Favartia) nivea Houart & Tröndlé, 2008· accepted, alternate representation

Description

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The length of the shell attains 11.4 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Austral Archipel, French Polynesia.

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