Turris ruthae
Appearance
Turris ruthae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Turridae |
Genus: | Turris |
Species: | T. ruthae
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Binomial name | |
Turris ruthae Kilburn, 1983
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Turris ruthae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of this species varies between 38 mm and 57 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off Natal, South Africa.
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Turris ruthae Kilburn, 1983. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- Steyn, D. G.; Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
- 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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