Granoturris padolina

'Granoturris padolina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Granoturris padolina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Granoturris
Species:
G. padolina
Binomial name
Granoturris padolina
Fargo, 1953
Synonyms[1]
  • Granoturris pagolina Fargo, 1953
  • Granoturris (= Kurtziella) padolina Fargo, 1953

Description

The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 9 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Colombia; also off Southern Brazil (Estado de Santa Catarina)

Fossils have been found in Quaternary strata of Florida, USA.[2]

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2010). Granoturris padolina Fargo, 1953. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532886 on 2017-07-01
  2. "Fossilworks: Granoturris". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 1 July 2017.


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