Taranis percarinata

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

Taranis percarinata
Shell of Taranis percarinata (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Taranis
Species:
T. percarinata
Binomial name
Taranis percarinata
Powell, 1967

Description

The length of the shell attains 2.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species was found off Palawan Island, the Philippines at a depth of 7 m.

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References

  • Powell, A.W.B. 1967. The family Turridae in the Indo-Pacific. Part 1a. The Turrinae concluded. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(7): 409-443, pls 298-317
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • gastropods.com: Taranis percarinata


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