Tarantinaea lignarius

Tarantinaea lignarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Fasciolariidae
Subfamily: Peristerniinae
Genus: Fasciolaria
Species: T. lignarius
Binomial name
Tarantinaea lignarius
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]
  • Fasciolaria lignaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Murex lignarius Linnaeus, 1758

Tarantinaea lignarius is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Description

Tarantinaea lignarius has a shell that reaches a length of 30-60 mm. The surface of this shell may whitish or pale brown. The interior is brown.

Distribution

This species occurs in European waters and in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Tarantinaea lignarius (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at on 2012-08-28 at WoRMS

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