Tropidoturris anaglypta

Tropidoturris anaglypta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]

Tropidoturris anaglypta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Tropidoturris
Species:
T. anaglypta
Binomial name
Tropidoturris anaglypta
Kilburn, 1986

Description

The size of the shell attains 10 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off KwaZulu-Natal and Zululand, South Africa

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References

  1. WoRMS (2015). Tropidoturris anaglypta. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=435085 on 2016-04-05
  • Kilburn R.N. (1986). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 3. Subfamily Borsoniinae. Annals of the Natal Museum. 27: 633–720.
  • 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. page(s): 156
  • "Tropidoturris anaglypta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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