Tritonoturris obesa

Tritonoturris obesa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Tritonoturris
Species:
T. obesa
Binomial name
Tritonoturris obesa
Kilburn, 1977

Tritonoturris obesa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 28 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

References

  1. ^ a b Tritonoturris obesa Kilburn, 1977. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  • Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp


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