| Lophiotoma abbreviata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Turridae |
| Subfamily: | Turrinae |
| Genus: | Lophiotoma |
| Species: | L. abbreviata |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophiotoma abbreviata (Reeve, 1843) |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pleurotoma abbreviata Reeve, 1843 |
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Lophiotoma abbreviata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]
Contents |
The fusiform shell reaches a length of 35 mm and a diameter of 12-15 mm. The shell is rather stout, with a prominent shoulder keel, composed of two approximate ribs, and less prominent revolving ribs and lines below it, articulated with dark chestnut spots. The shell is above the keel concave, with a strong rounded sutural rib, marked by large dark chestnut spots.[2]
This marine species occurs along the Mascarene basin and the Philippines.