Taranis ticaonica

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

Taranis ticaonica
Shell of Taranis ticaonica (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Taranis
Species:
T. ticaonica
Binomial name
Taranis ticaonica
Powell, 1967

Description

The length of the shell attains 2.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.


References

  1. Taranis ticaonica Powell, 1967. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1967. The family Turridae in the Indo-Pacific. Part 1a. The Turrinae concluded. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(7): 409-443, pls 298-317
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Gastropods.com: Taranis ticaonica


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