Lophioturris indica
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Lophioturris indica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]
There is one subspecies : Lophiotoma indica queenslandica Olivera, 2004
Distribution
It is native to the Mascarene basin of the Indian Ocean.[1] The species now also occurs in the Mediterranean, having invaded as a Lessepsian migrant through the Suez Canal.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Lophiotoma indica (Röding, 1798). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 August 2016.
- ^ Rodríguez, G.; Suárez, H. (2001). "Anthropogenic dispersal of decapod crustaceans in aquatic environments". Interciencia. 26 (7): 282–288. Archived from the original on 25 December 2012.
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