Tritonoturris capensis

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

Tritonoturris capensis
Shell of Tritonoturris capensis at Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Tritonoturris
Species:
T. capensis
Binomial name
Tritonoturris capensis
(Smith E. A., 1882)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clathurella capensis (E. A. Smith, 1882)
  • Daphnella capensis (E. A. Smith, 1882)
  • Defrancia capensis (E. A. Smith, 1882)
  • Philbertia capensis (E. A. Smith, 1882) (superseded combination)
  • Pleurotoma capensis Smith E. A., 1882
  • Pleurotomella ida Thiele, 1925 (junior synonym)
  • Raphitoma ida (Thiele, 1925)
  • Raphitoma ornatus Strebel, 1904
  • Trophon ornatus Turton, W.H., 1932

Description

The length of the shell attains 13 mm, its diameter 5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Port Elizabeth and False Bay, South Africa and off Mozambique.

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References
  1. Tritonoturris capensis (Smith E. A., 1882). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  • Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
  • Thiele J., 1925. Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. In:. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898–1899 II. Teil, vol. 17, No. 2, Gustav Fischer, Berlin
  • Powell A.W.B.(1966) The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae: an evaluation of the valid taxa, both recent and fossil, with lists of characteristic species; Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum ; no. 5
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Smith E.A. (1882). Diagnoses of new species of Pleurotomidae in the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. ser. 5, 10: 296-306
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