Turridrupa cincta

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Turridrupa cincta
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Shell of Turridrupa cincta (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Turridae
Genus: Turridrupa
Species:
T. cincta
Binomial name
Turridrupa cincta
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms [1]
  • Pleurotoma cinctaLamarck, 1822
  • Surcula cincta(Lamarck, 1822)
  • Turris cincta

Turridrupa cincta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. [1]

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Description

The length of the broad shell attains 20 mm.

The spire is convex in outline, slightly acuminated towards the tip. The whorls are encircled throughout with tumid ridges. The shell is yellowish brown or reddish brown. The aperture has the same color. [2]

The sinus apex is situated at the end of the mid-shoulder cord. The cords are smooth. The color of the shell is yellowish brown. [3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, Mauritius and off the Mascarenes; also off Japan, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea.

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References

  1. 1 2 Turridrupa cincta (Lamarck, 1822) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 4 April 2010.
  2. ↑ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. ↑ Powell, A.W.B. 1966. The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae, an evaluation of the valid taxa, both Recent and fossil, with list of characteristic species. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 5: 1–184, pls 1–23
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