Typhlosyrinx vepallida

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

Typhlosyrinx vepallida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Typhlosyrinx
Species:
T. vepallida
Binomial name
Typhlosyrinx vepallida
(Martens, 1902)
Synonyms[1]
  • Leucosyrinx vepallida Martens, 1904
  • Pleurotoma (Leucosyrinx) vepallida Martens, 1902 (original combination)
  • Pleurotoma (Surcula) vepallida E. A. Smith, 1906
  • Pleurotomella (Typhlosyrinx) vepallida Thiele, 1925

Description

The length of the holotype of the shell attains 43.1 mm, its diameter 16.4 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Aden at a depth of 1840 m.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Typhlosyrinx vepallida (Martens, 1902). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=435186 on 2020-04-26
  • Martens, E. von & Thiele, J., Die beschalten Gastropoden der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition 1898-1899
  • Powell, A. W. B., 1969, The family Turridae in the Indo-Pacific. Part 2. The subfamily Turriculinae, Indo-Pacific Mo lIusca, 2(10),207-415
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