Turrisipho fenestratus

Turrisipho fenestratus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colidae, the true whelks and the like.[1]

Turrisipho fenestratus
Shell of Turrisipho fenestratus (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Colidae
Genus: Turrisipho
Species:
T. fenestratus
Binomial name
Turrisipho fenestratus
(Turton, 1834)
Synonyms
  • Buccinum fusiforme Broderip, 1830(invalid: junior homonym of Buccinum fusiforme Borson, 1822)
  • Colus fusiformis (Broderip, 1830)
  • Fusus fenestratus W. Turton, 1834 (original combination)
  • Neptunia ecaudis Locard, 1897
  • Neptunia fusiformis (Broderip, 1830)
  • Neptunia fusiformis var. gracilis Locard, 1897
  • Neptunia fusiformis var. minor Locard, 1897 ·
  • Neptunia peregra Locard, 1897

Description

The length of the shell attains 69 mm (2.7 in).

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Iceland

References


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