Iotyrris kingae

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

Iotyrris kingae
Shell of Iotyrris kingae (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Turridae
Genus: Iotyrris
Species:
I. kingae
Binomial name
Iotyrris kingae
(Powell, 1964)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lophiotoma kingae (Powell, 1964)
  • Xenuroturris kingae Powell, 1964 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

I. kingae has been found off the Hawaiian Islands, Christmas Island and the Philippines.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Iotyrris kingae (Powell, 1964). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1441488 on 2021-03-28
  • Powell, A. W. B. 1964. The family Turridae in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1. (5): 227–346; 1 (7): 409–454.


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