Biology:Gemmula alwyni

Short description: Species of gastropod

Gemmula alwyni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Turridae
Genus:	Gemmula
Species:	G. alwyni
Binomial name
Gemmula alwyni Kilburn, 2005
Synonyms
Gemmula kieneri (non Doumet, 1840): Cernohorsky, 1987 Gemmula unedo (non Kiener, 1840): Medinskaya, 2002

Gemmula alwyni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.

Description

The length of the shell attains 81.8 mm, its diameter 29.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off KwaZulu-Natal, north to the Mozambique Channel, South Africa.

External links

• Kilburn, R.N. (2005). New species of Drilliidae and Turridae from southern Africa (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea). African Invertebrates. 46: 85-92

Wikidata ☰ Q3721962 entry