Turritella ligar
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Species: | T. ligar
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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
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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.
- ^ a b 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
External links
- "Turritella ligar". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 30 January 2011.