Tritonoturris capensis

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

Tritonoturris capensis
Shell of Tritonoturris capensis at Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Tritonoturris
Species:
T. capensis
Binomial name
Tritonoturris capensis
(Smith E. A., 1882)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clathurella capensis (E. A. Smith, 1882)
  • Daphnella capensis (E. A. Smith, 1882)
  • Defrancia capensis (E. A. Smith, 1882)
  • Philbertia capensis (E. A. Smith, 1882) (superseded combination)
  • Pleurotoma capensis Smith E. A., 1882
  • Pleurotomella ida Thiele, 1925 (junior synonym)
  • Raphitoma ida (Thiele, 1925)
  • Raphitoma ornatus Strebel, 1904
  • Trophon ornatus Turton, W.H., 1932

Description

The length of the shell attains 13 mm, its diameter 5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Port Elizabeth and False Bay, South Africa and off Mozambique.

References

  • Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.


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