Tropidoturris planilirata

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

Tropidoturris planilirata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Tropidoturris
Species:
T. planilirata
Binomial name
Tropidoturris planilirata
Kilburn, 1986

Description

The size of the biconic shell attains 16.8 mm. Characteristical for this species is the fact that the shell has no axial ribs. The broad spiral lirae are close and flattened. The shoulder cord is very weak.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

References

  1. WoRMS (2015). Tropidoturris planilirata. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=435087 on 2016-04-06
  2. Kilburn R.N. (1986). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 3. Subfamily Borsoniinae. Annals of the Natal Museum. 27: 633–720

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  • 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. page(s): 156
  • "Tropidoturris planilirata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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