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Lucerapex denticulata

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Lucerapex denticulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Turridae
Genus: Lucerapex
Species:
L. denticulata
Binomial name
Lucerapex denticulata
(Thiele, 1925)
Synonyms[1]

Pleurotoma denticulata Thiele, 1925

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

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 13 mm and 19.2 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Somaliland, East Africa and the Gulf of Aden at depths between 730 m and 1270 m.

References

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  • Thiele J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898–1899. 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46
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