Makiyamaia orthopleura

Makiyamaia orthopleura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Clavatulidae
Genus: Makiyamaia
Species:
M. orthopleura
Binomial name
Makiyamaia orthopleura
(Kilburn, 1983)
Synonyms[1]

Turris orthopleura Kilburn, 1983 (original combination)

Makiyamaia orthopleura is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 51 mm, its width 15.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off KwaZulu-Natal and Transkei, South Africa

References

  1. ^ a b Turris orthopleura Kilburn, 1983. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  • Tucker, J.K. "Catalog of Recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Mapress.com. Zootaxa. pp. 1–1295. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  • R.N. Kilburn, Fedosov A.E. & Olivera B.M. (2012) Revision of the genus Turris Batsch, 1789 (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Turridae) with the description of six new species. Zootaxa 3244: 1–58


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