Unedogemmula bisaya
Shell of Unedogemmula bisaya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Turridae
Genus: Unedogemmula
Species:
U. bisaya
Binomial name
Unedogemmula bisaya
(Olivera, 2004[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Gemmula (Unedogemmula) bisaya (Olivera, 2004)
  • Lophiotoma bisaya B. M. Olivera, 2004

Unedogemmula bisaya is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, also known as the turrids.[2]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 75 mm. The species is a non-broadcast spawner and its biological life cycle does not include the trocophore stage of life. The peptide called turripedtide ubi3a was isolated from Unedogemmula bisaya. The peptide when injected intracranially into mice caused prolonged tremors.

Distribution

This marine species lives in the western central pacific ocean and occurs off the Philippines in benthic or tropical zones.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Olivera. 2004. Science Diliman, 16 (1) : 1–28. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Unedogemmula bisaya (B. M. Olivera, 2004). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1597937 on 2023-01-05
  3. ↑ "Unedogemmula bisaya". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  • Patterson Edward, J. K.; Ravinesh, R. & Biju Kumar, A. (2022). Molluscs of the Gulf of Mannar, India and adjacent waters: A fully illustrated guide. Suganthi Devadason Marien Research Institute & Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala. Tuticorin. i-xx, 1-524.


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