Turris chaldaea
| Turris chaldaea | |
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| Shell of Turris chaldaea (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Turridae |
| Genus: | Turris |
| Species: | T. chaldaea
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| Binomial name | |
| Turris chaldaea | |
Turris chaldaea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]
Description
The shell can get to be 95.5 millimetres (3.76 in) long.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Philippine Sea, including off the Philippines, Japan, and the Solomon Islands.[2]
References
- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Turris chaldaea Kilburn, Fedosov & B. M. Olivera, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596563 on 2022-12-22
- ^ a b Kilburn, Richard N.; Fedosov, Alexander E.; Olivera, Baldomero M. (22 March 2012). "Revision of the genus Turris Batsch, 1789 (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Turridae) with the description of six new species". Zootaxa. 3244 (1): 1–58. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3244.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMC 3705779.
- Kilburn R.N., Fedosov A.E. & Olivera B.M. (2012) Revision of the genus Turris Batsch, 1789 (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Turridae) with the description of six new species. Zootaxa 3244: 1-58.