Turridrupa elongata

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

Turridrupa elongata
Shell of Turridrupa elongata (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Turridae
Genus: Turridrupa
Species:
T. elongata
Binomial name
Turridrupa elongata
Watkins 2010

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Papua New Guinea.

References

  1. HERALDE FM III; KANTOR YI; ASTILLA MA; LLUISMA AO; GERONIMO R; ALIÑO PM; WATKINS M; CORNELI PS; OLIVERA BM; SANTOS AD; CONCEPCION GP (2010). "The Indo-Pacific Gemmula Species in the Subfamily Turrinae: Aspects of Field Distribution, Molecular Phylogeny, Radular Anatomy and Feeding Ecology". Philippine Science Letters. 3 (1): 20105. PMC 3203214. PMID 22039575.


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