Tropidoturris anaglypta
Tropidoturris anaglypta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
| Tropidoturris anaglypta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Tropidoturris |
| Species: | T. anaglypta |
| Binomial name | |
| Tropidoturris anaglypta Kilburn, 1986 | |
Description
The size of the shell attains 10 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off KwaZulu-Natal and Zululand, South Africa
References
- WoRMS (2015). Tropidoturris anaglypta. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=435085 on 2016-04-05
- Kilburn R.N. (1986). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 3. Subfamily Borsoniinae. Annals of the Natal Museum. 27: 633–720.
- 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. page(s): 156
External links
- "Tropidoturris anaglypta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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