Turritriton kobelti
| Turritriton kobelti | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cymatiidae |
| Genus: | Turritriton |
| Species: | T. kobelti
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| Binomial name | |
| Turritriton kobelti (von Maltzan, 1884)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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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
- ^ a b c 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