Turris ruthae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Turridae
Genus: Turris
Species:
T. ruthae
Binomial name
Turris ruthae
Kilburn, 1983

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

Description

The length of this species varies between 38 mm and 57 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Natal, South Africa.

Turris ruthae

References

  • Steyn, D. G.; Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
  • 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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