Lophiotoma kina

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

Lophiotoma kina
Shell of Lophiotoma kina(holotype 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: Lophiotoma
Species:
L. kina
Binomial name
Lophiotoma kina
Puillandre, Fedosov, Zaharias, Aznar-Cormano & Kantor, 2017

Description

The length of the shell attains 31 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Papua New Guinea.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Lophiotoma kina Puillandre, Fedosov, Zaharias, Aznar-Cormano & Kantor, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1000337 on 2021-05-26


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