Gemmula alwyni
Species of gastropod
Gemmula alwyni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Turridae |
Genus: | Gemmula |
Species: | G. alwyni |
Binomial name | |
Gemmula alwyni Kilburn, 2005[1] | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Gemmula alwyni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. [2]
Description
The length of the shell attains 81.8 mm, its diameter 29.7 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off KwaZulu-Natal, north to the Mozambique Channel, South Africa.
References
- ^ Kilburn. 2005. African Invertebrates, 46 : 85–92. World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ a b Gemmula alwyni Kilburn, 2005. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
External links
- Kilburn, R.N. (2005). New species of Drilliidae and Turridae from southern Africa (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea). African Invertebrates. 46: 85-92
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