Lophioturris indica

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

Lophioturris indica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Conoidea
Family:
Turridae
Subfamily:
Turrinae
Genus:
Lophioturris
Species:
L. indica
Binomial name
Lophioturris indica
(Deshayes, 1833)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lophiotoma indica (Röding, 1798)
  • Pleurotoma indica Deshayes, 1833
  • Turris indica Röding, 1798 (original combination)
  • Pleurotoma gendinganensis Martin, 1895
  • Lophiotoma marmorata Link, 1807
  • Lophiotoma neglecta Reeve, 1842

There is one subspecies : Lophiotoma indica queenslandica Olivera, 2004

Distribution

It is native to the Mascarene basin of the Indian Ocean.[1] The species now also occurs in the Mediterranean, having invaded as a Lessepsian migrant through the Suez Canal.[2]

References
  1. Lophiotoma indica (Röding, 1798). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 August 2016.
  2. Rodríguez, G.; Suárez, H. (2001). "Anthropogenic dispersal of decapod crustaceans in aquatic environments". Interciencia. 26 (7): 282–288. Archived from the original on 25 December 2012.


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