''Tritonoturris poppei'' is a
species
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of
sea snail, a marine
gastropod mollusk
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in the
family
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Raphitomidae
Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.) (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". '' Malacologia'' 47(1-2). . 3 ...
.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 35mm and 45mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
.
References
* Vera-Pelaez J.L. & Vega-Luz R. (1999) ''Tritonoturris poppei: a new species of the subfamily Daphnellinae (Gastropoda, Turridae) of the Visayas Sea (Philippines).'' Malakos
evista de la Asociacion Malacologica Andaluza Monografia 1: 1–7
External links
*
Gastropods.com: ''Tritonoturris poppei''
poppei
Gastropods described in 1999
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