Turris crispa
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| Turris crispa (Lamarck, 1816)
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Turris crispa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1][2]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 60 mm and 160 mm
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Distribution
This marine species occurs along Madagascar, Australia, Japan, the Philippines and the Fiji Islands.
References
- ^ a b Turris crispa (Lamarck, 1816). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- ^ Olivera, Baldomero. "The SubfamiIy Turrinae in the Philippines: The Genus Turris (Roding, 1798)", Philippine Journal of Science, Vol. 128, p. 295 (1999). This source uses the synonym "Turris Dollyae".
External links
- "Turris crispa crispa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
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