Turritriton kobelti
| Turritriton kobelti | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Ranellidae |
| Subfamily: | Cymatiinae |
| Genus: | Turritriton |
| Species: | T. kobelti |
| Binomial name | |
| Turritriton kobelti (Von Maltzan, 1884) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Turritriton kobelti is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.[1]
This species is a possible synonym or subspecies of Turritriton gibbosus. Only genetic investigation can tell.[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 along Angola, Cape Esterias, Cape Verde, Ghana and Senegal.
References
- 1 2 3 Turritriton kobelti (Von Maltzan, 1884). WoRMS (2010). Turritriton kobelti (Von Maltzan, 1884). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476593 on 8 November 2010.
- Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates
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