Tropidoturris planilirata Kilburn 1986 articles

Tropidoturris planilirata

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Tropidoturris planilirata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.^[1]

Description

The size of the biconic shell attains 16.8 mm. Characteristical for this species is the fact that the shell has no axial ribs. The broad spiral lirae are close and flattened. The shoulder cord is very weak.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

References

^ ^a ^b WoRMS (2015). Tropidoturris planilirata. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=435087 on 2016-04-06
^ Kilburn R.N. (1986). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 3. Subfamily Borsoniinae. Annals of the Natal Museum. 27: 633–720

Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 156

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Tropidoturris planilirata: Brief Summary

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Tropidoturris planilirata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.

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