Tarantinaea lignarius

Tarantinaea lignarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Fasciolariidae
Subfamily: Peristerniinae
Genus: Fasciolaria
Species: T. lignarius
Binomial name
Tarantinaea lignarius
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]
  • Fasciolaria lignaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Murex lignarius Linnaeus, 1758

Tarantinaea lignarius is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Description

Tarantinaea lignarius has a shell that reaches a length of 30-60 mm. The surface of this shell may whitish or pale brown. The interior is brown.

Distribution

This species occurs in European waters and in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2012). Tarantinaea lignarius (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at on 2012-08-28 at WoRMS

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