Biology:Tomopleura tricincta
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Tomopleura tricincta | |
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| Shell of Tomopleura tricincta (holotype at the MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Tomopleura |
| Species: | T. tricincta
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| Binomial name | |
| Tomopleura tricincta Gofas & Rolán, 2009
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Asthenotoma spiralis Ardovini & Cossignani 2004, non (Smith, 1872) | |
Tomopleura tricincta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 13.7 mm and 18.7 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa and Angola.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 WoRMS (2015). Tomopleura tricincta. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=435068 on 2016-03-28
- Gofas S. & Rolán E. (2009) A systematic review of "Asthenotoma spiralis (Smith, 1872)" in West Africa, with description of two new species (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Conoidea). Zoosystema 31: 5–16
- Ardovini R. & Cossignani T. 2004. — West African Seashells. L’Informatore Piceno, Ancona, 319 p
External links
- "Tomopleura tricincta" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/9/Shell_76199.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q10383069 entry
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