Tritonoturris phaula
Tritonoturris phaula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Tritonoturris phaula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Tritonoturris |
| Species: | T. phaula |
| Binomial name | |
| Tritonoturris phaula Kilburn, 1977 | |
Description
The length of the shell varies between 7.7 mm (holotype) and 8.7 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off False Bay, East London, South Africa
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References
- Tritonoturris phaula Kilburn, 1977. 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.
External links
- Kilburn, R.N. (1977) Taxonomic studies on the marine Mollusca of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 1. Annals of the Natal Museum, 23, 173â214
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1â1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
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