Taranis inkasa
| Taranis inkasa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Taranis |
| Species: | T. inkasa
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| Binomial name | |
| Taranis inkasa Kilburn, 1991
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Taranis inkasa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 3.8 mm, its diameter 1.7 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to South Africa and occurs on the continental shelf off Durban and northern Natal, at a depth of about 85–110 m
References
- ^ a b Taranis inkasa Kilburn, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
- R. N. Kilburn, Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 5. Subfamily Taraninae; Ann. Natal Mus. Vol. 32 Pages 325-339 Pietermaritzburg October. 1991