Lophiotoma pseudocosmoi
Lophiotoma pseudocosmoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[2]
| Lophiotoma pseudocosmoi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Turridae |
| Genus: | Lophiotoma |
| Species: | L. pseudocosmoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophiotoma pseudocosmoi Baoquan Li & Xinzheng Li, 2008[1] | |
Description
The length of the shell is 17 mm and its diameter is 6.9 mm.
It is close in appearance to Gemmula cosmoi (Sykes, 1930), but differs by the peripheral carina and the height of its shell.
Distribution
This species occurs in the China Seas.
References
- Baoquan Li & Xinzheng Li (2008). Zootaxa 1778 : 1–25. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 5 April 2010.
- Lophiotoma pseudocosmoi Baoquan Li & Xinzheng Li, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- Li B. [Baoquan] & Li X. [Xinzheng]. (2008). Report on the turrid genera Gemmula, Lophiotoma and Ptychosyrinx (Gastropoda: Turridae: Turrinae) from the China seas. Zootaxa. 1778: 1-25
- Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
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