Taranis miranda

Taranis miranda is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

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Taranis miranda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Taranis
Species:
T. miranda
Binomial name
Taranis miranda
Thiele, 1925
Synonyms[1]
  • Asthenotoma eva (non Bela eva Thiele, 1925)
  • Taranis (Nepotilla) miranda Thiele, 1925

Description

The length of the shell attains 3.8 mm, its diameter 1.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to South Africa and occurs off the Agulhas Bank, from off Cape Agulhas to off Cape Recife, at depths of 80-125 m.

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References

  1. Taranis miranda Thiele, 1925. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • R. N. Kilburn, Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 5. Subfamily Taraninae; Ann. Natal Mus. Vol. 32 Pages 325-339 Pietermaritzburg October. 1991


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