Lophiotoma tayabasensis

Lophiotoma tayabasensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[2]

Lophiotoma tayabasensis
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. tayabasensis
Binomial name
Lophiotoma tayabasensis
Olivera, 2004[1]
Synonyms[2]

Gemmula (Unedogemmula) tayabasensis (Olivera, 2004)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 70 m mand 110 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Southern India.

References

  • Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life


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