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Gemmula kieneri

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Gemmula kieneri
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G. kieneri
Binomial name
Gemmula kieneri
(Doumet, 1840)
Synonyms[1]
  • Gemmula (Gemmula) kieneri (Doumet), Kilburn, 1983
  • Gemmula kieneri (Doumet) Powell, 1964
  • Pleurotoma carinata Reeve, 1843
  • Pleurotoma kieneri Doumet, 1840

Gemmula kieneri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]

Its mineralized tissue is made up of calcium carbonate. One may find it in a water depth of 50m (min) to 346m (max).[2]

References

  • Cernohorsky, Walter O. "Taxonomic notes on some deep-water Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Malagasy Republic." Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum (1987): 123-134.