Gemmula kieneri

Gemmula kieneri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]

Gemmula kieneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Conoidea
Family:
Turridae
Subfamily:
Turrinae
Genus:
Gemmula
Species:
G. kieneri
Binomial name
Gemmula kieneri
(Doumet, 1840)
Synonyms[1]
  • Gemmula (Gemmula) kieneri (Doumet), Kilburn, 1983
  • Gemmula kieneri (Doumet) Powell, 1964
  • Pleurotoma carinata Reeve, 1843
  • Pleurotoma kieneri Doumet, 1840

Its mineralized tissue is made up of calcium carbonate. One may find it in a water depth of 50m (min) to 346m (max).[2]

References
  1. Gemmula kieneri (Doumet, 1840). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  2. "eol.org"
  • Cernohorsky, Walter O. "Taxonomic notes on some deep-water Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Malagasy Republic." Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum (1987): 123–134.


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