Turritella ligar
| Turritella ligar | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha |
| Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
| Family: | Turritellidae |
| Subfamily: | Turritellinae |
| Genus: | Turritella |
| Species: | T. ligar |
| Binomial name | |
| Turritella ligar Deshayes, 1843[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
|
Turritella flammulata Kiener, 1843-44 | |
Turritella ligar, common name : the Ligar screw shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.[2]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 90 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along Senegal, Guinea and Gabon.
References
- ↑ Deshayes, G. P., 1843, Anim. S. Vert. 9: 261. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 May 2010.
- 1 2 Turritella ligar Deshayes, 1843. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- Deshayes, G. P., 1843, Anim. S. Vert. 9: 261
- Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp
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