Gemmula mystica

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

Gemmula mystica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Turridae
Genus: Gemmula
Species:
G. mystica
Binomial name
Gemmula mystica
Simone, 2005

Description

The length of the shell attains 15 mm.

Distribution

This bathyal species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.

References

  • Simone, L. R. L. (2005). A new species of Gemmula (Caenogastropoda Turridae) from Brazilian deep waters. Strombus. 12: 7-10.


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