Tarantinaea lignarius
| Tarantinaea lignarius | |
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| 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) | |
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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 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Tarantinaea lignarius (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at on 2012-08-28 at WoRMS
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
- Snyder M.A., Vermeij G.J. & Lyons W.G. (2012) The genera and biogeography of Fasciolariinae (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae). Basteria 76(1-3): 31-70.
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