Tomopleura tricincta

Tomopleura tricincta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]

Tomopleura tricincta
Shell of Tomopleura tricincta (holotype in the MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Tomopleura
Species:
T. tricincta
Binomial name
Tomopleura tricincta
Gofas & Rolán, 2009
Synonyms[1]

Asthenotoma spiralis Ardovini & Cossignani 2004, non (Smith, 1872)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 13.7 mm and 18.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa and Angola.

References

  1. WoRMS (2015). Tomopleura tricincta. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=435068 on 2016-03-28
  • "Tomopleura tricincta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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