Koloonella turrita

Koloonella turrita
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Heterobranchia
Family: Murchisonellidae
Genus: Koloonella
Species: K. turrita
Binomial name
Koloonella turrita
(Petterd, 1884) [1]
Synonyms
  • Aclis turrita Petterd, 1884 (basionym)
  • Eulimella turrita (Petterd, 1884)

Koloonella turrita, common name the turret pyramid-shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Murchisonellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Eastern Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Australia, Western Australia, the Bass Strait and Tasmania.

References

  1. Petterd, W., 1884. Description of new Tasmanian Shells.. Journal of Conchology 4(5): p. 140
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Koloonella turrita (Petterd, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=592635 on 2012-01-12

External links

External identifiers for Koloonella turrita
WoRMS 592635


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