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Tomopleura coffea

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Tomopleura coffea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Tomopleura
Species:
T. coffea
Binomial name
Tomopleura coffea
(Thiele, 1925)
Synonyms[1]

Pleurotoma coffea Thiele, 1925 (original combination)

Tomopleura coffea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS (2015). Tomopleura coffea. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=435060 on 2016-03-28
  • Thiele, 1925. Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer Valdivia 1898–1899
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  • "Tomopleura (Tomopleura) coffea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.