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Turritriton kobelti

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Turritriton kobelti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Turritriton
Species:
T. kobelti
Binomial name
Turritriton kobelti
(Von Maltzan, 1884)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cymatium (Septa) kobelti (Maltzan, 1884)
  • Cymatium kobelti (Maltzan, 1884)
  • Triton kobelti Von Maltzan, 1884

Turritriton kobelti is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]

This species is a possible synonym or subspecies of Turritriton gibbosus. Only genetic investigation can tell.[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 14 mm and 42 mm

Distribution

This species is found in European waters and in the Atlantic Ocean along Angola, Gabon, Cape Verde, Ghana and Senegal.

References

  1. ^ a b c Turritriton kobelti (Von Maltzan, 1884). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
  • Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates
  • "Cymatium (Turritriton) gibbosum kobelti". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 8 November 2010.