Tarantinaea lignaria

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Tarantinaea lignaria
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Tarantinaea lignaria shell
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Tarantinaea
Species:
T. lignaria
Binomial name
Tarantinaea lignaria
Synonyms [1]
  • Fasciolaria lignaria(Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Fasciolaria savignyiTapparone-Canefri, 1875
  • Fasciolaria tarentinaLamarck, 1822
  • Latirus unifasciatus(W. Wood, 1828)
  • Murex lignarius Linnaeus, 1758
  • Murex unifasciatusW. Wood, 1828
  • Turbinella unifasciata(W. Wood, 1828)

Tarantinaea lignaria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies. [1]

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Distribution

This species occurs in European waters and in the Mediterranean Sea.[ citation needed ]

Description

Tarantinaea lignaria has a shell that reaches a length of 30–60 mm. The surface of this shell may whitish or pale brown. The interior is brown.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2014). Tarantinaea lignaria. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=607879 on 2017-10-10


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