Makiyamaia orthopleura
Makiyamaia orthopleura is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[1]
| Makiyamaia orthopleura | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Clavatulidae |
| Genus: | Makiyamaia |
| Species: | M. orthopleura |
| Binomial name | |
| Makiyamaia orthopleura (Kilburn, 1983) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Turris orthopleura Kilburn, 1983 (original combination) | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 51 mm, its width 15.2 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off KwaZulu-Natal and Transkei, South Africa
References
- Turris orthopleura Kilburn, 1983. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- Tucker JK. Catalog of Recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca, Gastropoda) Zootaxa. 2004;682:1–1295
- R.N. Kilburn, Fedosov A.E. & Olivera B.M. (2012) Revision of the genus Turris Batsch, 1789 (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Turridae) with the description of six new species. Zootaxa 3244: 1–58
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