Biology:Lophioturris indica

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Lophioturris indica
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L. indica
Binomial name
Lophioturris indica
(Deshayes, 1833)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lophiotoma indica (Röding, 1798)
  • Pleurotoma indica Deshayes, 1833
  • Turris indica Röding, 1798 (original combination)
  • Pleurotoma gendinganensis Martin, 1895
  • Lophiotoma marmorata Link, 1807
  • Lophiotoma neglecta Reeve, 1842

Lophioturris indica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]

There is one subspecies : Lophiotoma indica queenslandica Olivera, 2004

Distribution

It is native to the Mascarene basin of the Indian Ocean.[1] The species now also occurs in the Mediterranean, having invaded as a Lessepsian migrant through the Suez Canal.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3715751 entry