Lophiotoma semfala

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

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 35.7 mm. The shell is a pale yellow in color with brown dots lining the shell. The shape of the shell is very slender especially at the bottom where the animal is

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Vanuatu and 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


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.