Turritriton kobelti

Turritriton kobelti
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cymatiidae
Genus:	Turritriton
Species:	T. kobelti
Binomial name
Turritriton kobelti (von Maltzan, 1884)
Synonyms [1]
Cymatium (Septa) kobelti (Maltzan, 1884) Cymatium kobelti (Maltzan, 1884) Triton kobeltiVon Maltzan, 1884

Turritriton kobelti is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. ^[1]

This species is a possible synonym or subspecies of Turritriton gibbosus . The actual relationship between these taxons can only be correctly determined using a DNA-analysis. ^[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 14 mm and 42 mm

Distribution

This species is found in European waters and in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola, Gabon, Cape Verde, Ghana and Senegal.

References

1. Turritriton kobelti (Von Maltzan, 1884) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 6 December 2018.

• Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates

External links

• "Cymatium (Turritriton) gibbosum kobelti". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
• Maltzan, H. F. von. (1884). Diagnosen neuer Senegambischer Gastropoden. Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen. Malakozooologischen Gesellschaft 16: 65-73