''Lucerapex indagatoris'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Turridae
Turridae is a taxonomic family name for a number of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea. MolluscaBase (2018). Turridae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (1838). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Specie ...
, the turrids.
Description
The length of the shell attains 44 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off
Southern India and off
Réunion
Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...
References
* Finlay, H. J. (1927). ''New specific names for Austral Mollusca.'' Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 57: 488–533.
External links
Gastropods.com: Lucerapex indagatorisSmith, E. A. (1899). Natural history notes from H.M. Indian Marine Survey Steamer 'Investigator', commander T.H. Heming, R.N. Series III., No. 1. On Mollusca from the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (7)4, 237-251A.W.B. Powell, The family Turridae in the Indo-Pacific. Part 1. The subfamily Turrinae; Indo-Pacific mollusca. vol. 1 Pages: 227--346
indagatoris
Gastropods described in 1927
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