Ceritoturris nataliae
Appearance
Ceritoturris nataliae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Horaiclavidae |
Genus: | Ceritoturris |
Species: | C. nataliae
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Binomial name | |
Ceritoturris nataliae Kilburn, 1988
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Ceritoturris nataliae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.
It was formerly included within the subfamily Crassispirinae of the family Turridae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 5.2 mm, its diameter 1.9 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species was found on the continental shelf of Natal and Zululand, South Africa at depths between 50 m and 90 m.
References
- ^ a b Ceritoturris nataliae Kilburn, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
- Kilburn, R. N. "Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 4. Subfamilies Drilliinae, Crassispirinae and Strictispirinae." Annals of the Natal Museum 29.1 (1988): 167–320.
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.