Lophiotoma abbreviata

Lophiotoma abbreviata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Turridae
Subfamily: Turrinae
Genus: Lophiotoma
Species: L. abbreviata
Binomial name
Lophiotoma abbreviata
(Reeve, 1843)
Synonyms[1]

Pleurotoma abbreviata Reeve, 1843

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

Description

The fusiform shell reaches a length of 35 mm and a diameter of 12-15 mm. The shell is rather stout, with a prominent shoulder keel, composed of two approximate ribs, and less prominent revolving ribs and lines below it, articulated with dark chestnut spots. The shell is above the keel concave, with a strong rounded sutural rib, marked by large dark chestnut spots.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs along the Mascarene basin and the Philippines.

References

  1. 1 2 Lophiotoma abbreviata (Reeve, 1843).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 July 2011.
  2. George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology VI, p. 173; 1884

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