Spectamen turbynei

Spectamen turbynei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1][2]

Spectamen turbynei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Spectamen
Species:
S. turbynei
Binomial name
Spectamen turbynei
(Barnard, 1963)
Synonyms[1]
  • Solariella turbynei Barnard, 1963
  • Solariella (Solariella) turbynei Herbert, 1987

Description

The size of the shell attains 6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Agulhas Bank, Rep. South Africa

References
  1. WoRMS (2012). Spectamen turbynei. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567684 on 2012-12-03
  2. Herbert D.G. (1987). Revision of the Solariellinae (Mollusca: Prosobranchia: Trochidae) in southern Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum 25(2):283-382.


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