Turris chaldaea
Shell of Turris chaldaea (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Turridae
Genus: Turris
Species:
T. chaldaea
Binomial name
Turris chaldaea
Kilburn, Fedosov & B. M. Olivera, 2012

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 95.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Turris chaldaea Kilburn, Fedosov & B. M. Olivera, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596563 on 2022-12-22
  • Kilburn R.N., Fedosov A.E. & Olivera B.M. (2012) Revision of the genus Turris Batsch, 1789 (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Turridae) with the description of six new species. Zootaxa 3244: 1-58.


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