Ceritoturris nataliae

Ceritoturris nataliae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.

Ceritoturris nataliae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Ceritoturris
Species:
C. nataliae
Binomial name
Ceritoturris nataliae
Kilburn, 1988

It was formerly included within the subfamily Crassispirinae of the family Turridae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 5.2 mm, its diameter 1.9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species was found on the continental shelf of Natal and Zululand, South Africa at depths between 50 m and 90 m.

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