Funa laterculoides

Funa laterculoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Funa laterculoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Funa
Species:
F. laterculoides
Binomial name
Funa laterculoides
(Barnard, 1958)
Synonyms[1]
  • Drillia laterculoides Barnard, 1958 (basionym)
  • Inquisitor laterculoides (Barnard, 1958)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 20 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs off the coasts of South Africa.

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References

  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • "Funa laterculoides". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 3 March 2011.


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