Gemmula rosario
Gemmula rosario is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]
| Gemmula rosario | |
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| Shell of Gemmula rosario | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Turridae |
| Genus: | Gemmula |
| Species: | G. rosario |
| Binomial name | |
| Gemmula rosario Shikama, 1977 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Gemmula (Gemmula) rosario Shikama, T. & S. Hayashi in Shikama, T., 1977 | |
Description
The length of the shell varies between 18 mm and 42 mm.
Disqtribution
This marine species occurs from Southeast Africa to Japan.
References
- Gemmula rosario Shikama, 1977. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Shikama T. (1977). Descriptions of new and noteworthy Gastropoda from western Pacific and Indian Oceans. Science Reports of the Yokohama National University, section II (Geology). 24: 1-23, 5 pls. page(s): 18
- Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1987). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection Les Beautés de la Nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. 159 pp.
- 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.
External links
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
- gastropods.com: Gemmula (Gemmula) rosario
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