Turris yeddoensis

Turris yeddoensis, common name the comely pleurotoma, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]

Turris yeddoensis
Shell of Turris yeddoensis (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Turridae
Genus: Turris
Species:
T. yeddoensis
Binomial name
Turris yeddoensis
(Jousseaume, 1883)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pleurotoma yeddoensis Jousseaume, 1883
  • Turris crispa yeddoensis (F.P. Jousseaume, 1883)

Description

The length of the shell attains 86 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Turris yeddoensis (Jousseaume, 1883). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596582 on 2023-01-05
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