Tomopleura striata

Tomopleura striata
Shell of Tomopleura striata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Borsoniidae
Genus:	Tomopleura
Species:	†T. striata
Binomial name
†Tomopleura striata (P. Marshall, 1917)
Synonyms [1]
† Turris striatusP. Marshall, 1917 (superseded combination)

Tomopleura striata is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae. ^[1]

Description

(Original description) The shell is of moderate size, measuring 20 mm in height and 11 mm in maximum diameter. The spire consists of four whorls, each possessing a prominent carina near its posterior margin, which imparts a distinctly turreted morphology to the shell. Each whorl is ornamented with strong spiral cords. The penultimate whorl displays seven such cords posterior to the carina and three smaller ones anterior to it. The number of cords decreases on the apical whorls, with the protoconch appearing nearly smooth. The intersection of well-developed growth lines and the spiral cords gives them a slightly tuberculate appearance. The pronounced carina and spiral ornamentation on the body whorl serve as key diagnostic features distinguishing this species from other New Zealand Turridae. ^[2]

Distribution

This extinct marine species from the Upper Cenozoic was found in New Zealand;

References

1. Marshall, B. (2015). Tomopleura striata. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831667 on 2016-04-04
2. Marshall, P. (1917). "The Wangaloa beds". ransactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 49: 457. Retrieved 26 August 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

• Maxwell, P.A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. pp. 232–254 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.