Lucerapex schepmani
Lucerapex schepmani is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]
| Lucerapex schepmani | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Lucerapex schepmani | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Turridae |
| Genus: | Lucerapex |
| Species: | L. schepmani |
| Binomial name | |
| Lucerapex schepmani Shuto, 1970 | |
The specific name schepmani is in honor of Dutch malacologist Mattheus Marinus Schepman.
Description
The length of the shell attains 9.5 mm.
This species was originally described by M.M. Schepman as one specimen out of ten Surcula variabilis, but redescribed by T. Shuto. [2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Ceram Sea, Indonesia.
References
- Lucerapex schepmani Shuto, 1970. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- Schepman, 1913. The prosobranchia of the Siboga expedition. Part IV -V - VI: Toxoglossa
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