Taranis leptalea

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

Taranis leptalea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Taranis
Species:
T. leptalea
Binomial name
Taranis leptalea
(Verrill, 1884)
Synonyms[1]

Sipho leptaleus Verrill, 1884

Description

The length of the shell attains 3.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species was found off New England, USA

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Taranis leptalea (Verrill, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531006 on 2020-02-20
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Bouchet, P.; Warén, A. (1985). Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Neogastropoda excluding Turridae (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Bollettino Malacologico. supplement 1: 121-296


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