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Turritella ligar

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Turritella ligar
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Turritellidae
Subfamily:
Turritellinae
Genus:
Turritella
Species:
T. ligar
Binomial name
Turritella ligar
Synonyms[2]

Turritella flammulata Kiener, 1843-44

Turritella ligar, common name : the Ligar screw shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.[2]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 90 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along Senegal, Guinea and Gabon.

References

  1. ^ Deshayes, G. P., 1843, Anim. S. Vert. 9: 261. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b Turritella ligar Deshayes, 1843. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  • Deshayes, G. P., 1843, Anim. S. Vert. 9: 261
  • Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp

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