Turrisipho moebii
Turrisipho moebii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colidae, the true whelks and the like.[1]
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| Drawing of a shell of Turrisipho moebii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Colidae |
| Genus: | Turrisipho |
| Species: | T. moebii |
| Binomial name | |
| Turrisipho moebii (Dunker & Metzger, 1874) | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 50 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Iceland
References
- Turrisipho moebii (Dunker & Metzger, 1874). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
- Dunker, W.; Metzger, A. (1875). Zoologische Ergebnisse der Nordseefahrt. VIII. Mollusca. Jahresbericht der Commission für Untersuchung der Deutschen Meere. 3: 229-264
External links
- Sars, G.O. (1878). Bidrag til Kundskaben om Norges arktiske Fauna. I. Mollusca Regionis Arcticae Norvegiae. Oversigt over de i Norges arktiske Region Forekommende Bløddyr. Brøgger, Christiania. xiii + 466 pp., pls 1-34 & I-XVIII
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213
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