Gemmula granosus

Gemmula granosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]

Gemmula granosus
Shell of Gemmula granosus (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Turridae
Genus: Gemmula
Species:
G. granosus
Binomial name
Gemmula granosus
(Helbling, 1779)
Synonyms[1]
  • Gemmula (Gemmula) granosa (Helbling, 1779)
  • Murex granosus Helbling, 1779
  • Pleurotoma (Turris) granosa (Helbling, 1779)

Description

The length of the shell attains 27 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Western Pacific.

References
  1. Gemmula granosus (Helbling, 1779). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.


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