Turris brevicanalis
Turris brevicanalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]
| Turris brevicanalis | |
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| Shell of Turris brevicanalis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Turridae |
| Genus: | Turris |
| Species: | T. brevicanalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Turris brevicanalis (Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Annulaturris brevicanalis Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971 | |
Description
The length of the shell varies between 51 mm and 70.4 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the East China Sea and off Japan.
References
- Turris brevicanalis (Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- Kuroda, T.; Habe, T.; Oyama, K. (1971). The sea shells of Sagami Bay. Maruzen Co., Tokyo. pp. i–xix, 1–741 (Japanese), 121 pls., 1–489 (English), 1–51 (index).
- Kilburn R.N., Fedosov A.E. & Olivera B.M. (2012) Revision of the genus Turris Batsch, 1789 (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Turridae) with the description of six new species. Zootaxa 3244: 1-58.
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