Tiariturris spectabilis
Tiariturris spectabilis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]
| Tiariturris spectabilis | |
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| Shell of Tiariturris spectabilis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Tiariturris |
| Species: | T. spectabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tiariturris spectabilis Berry, 1958 | |
Description
The length of the shell varies between 55 mm and 75 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs from the Sea of Cortez, Western Mexico, to Colombia.
References
- Tiariturris spectabilis Berry, 1958. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- Berry, Samuel Stillman. "West American molluscan miscellany. II." Leaflets in Malacology 1.16 (1958): 91–98.
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- Gastropods.com: Tiariturris spectabilis
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