Turris faleiroi
Turris faleiroi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]
| Turris faleiroi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Turridae |
| Genus: | Turris |
| Species: | T. faleiroi |
| Binomial name | |
| Turris faleiroi Kilburn, 1998 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 41 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Algoa Bay, South Africa.
References
- Turris faleiroi Kilburn, 1998. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- Kilburn R.N. (1998). Description of four new neogastropods of superfamilies Muricoidea and Conoidea from South Africa (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Neogastropoda). Apex. 13: 155–160.
- 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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