Biology:Teretia acus
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Teretia acus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Teretia |
| Species: | T. acus
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| Binomial name | |
| Teretia acus (Barnard, 1958)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Acrobela acus Barnard, 1958 | |
Teretia acus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 4.75 mm, its diameter 2 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Cape Recife, South Africa
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Teretia acus (Barnard, 1958). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- Kilburn R.N. (1986). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 3. Subfamily Borsoniinae. Annals of the Natal Museum. 27: 633-720.
- Giles, E. & Gosliner, T. (1983) Primary type specimens of marine Mollusca (excluding Cephalopoda) in the South African Museum. Annals of the South African Museum, 92, 1–52.
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa 682: 1–1295. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00682f.pdf.
- Barnard K.H. (1958), Contribution to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part 1. Gastropoda; Prosobranchiata: Toxoglossa; Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum; vol. 44 (1958)
Wikidata ☰ Q3714039 entry
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