''Taranis tanata'' is a species of
sea snail, a marine
gastropod mollusk
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in the
family
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Raphitomidae
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.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Taranis tanata Figueira & Absalão, 2010. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=557260 on 2020-02-23]
Description
The length of the shell attains .
Distribution
This marine species is
endemic
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to Southeast
Brazil
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.
References
External links
Figueira, R. M. A.; Absalão, R. S. (2010). ''Deep-water Mangeliinae, Taraninae and Clathurellinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea: Turridae) from the Campos Basin, southeast Brazil''. Scientia Marina. 74(4): 731-743
tanata
Gastropods described in 2010
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