Biology:Guildfordia superba

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Guildfordia superba
Seashell Guildfordia superba.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Turbinidae
Genus: Guildfordia
Species:
G. superba
Binomial name
Guildfordia superba
Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2005[1]

Guildfordia superba, common name the superb star turban, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[2]

Description

The size of the shell attains 80 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines .

References

  • Poppe G.T., Tagaro S. & Dekker H. (2005) Discovery of a new Guildfordia (Gastropoda, Turbinidae) near Balut Island, south of Mindanao, The Philippines. Visaya 1(3): 4-10
  • Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2011) The family Turbinidae. Subfamilies Turbininae Rafinesque, 1815 and Prisogasterinae Hickman & McLean, 1990. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds), A Conchological Iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. pp. 1–82, pls 104-245

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10763046 entry