Taranis ticaonica

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

Taranis ticaonica
Shell of Taranis ticaonica (specimen 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. ticaonica
Binomial name
Taranis ticaonica
Powell, 1967

Description

The length of the shell attains 2.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.


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References

  1. Taranis ticaonica Powell, 1967. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.
  • 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 ticaonica


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