Gemmula interpolata

Gemmula interpolata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]

Gemmula interpolata
Shell of Gemmula interpolata (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Turridae
Genus: Gemmula
Species:
G. interpolata
Binomial name
Gemmula interpolata
Powell, 1967
Synonyms[1]

Gemmula (Gemmula) interpolata Powell, 1967

Description

The length of the shell attains 23 mm.

Distribution

This marine specimen was found off Laysan Island, northwest of, Hawaii, North Pacific Ocean

References

  • 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


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