Gymnobela africana

Gymnobela africana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Gymnobela africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Gymnobela
Species:
G. africana
Binomial name
Gymnobela africana
Sysoev, 1996
Synonyms[1]

Gymnobela (Bathybela) africana Sysoev, 1996 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell attains 54.7 mm, its diameter 22.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Kenya.

References

  1. Gymnobela africana Sysoev, 1996. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.

Further reading

  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
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