Turcica admirabilis

Turcica admirabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Chilodontidae
Genus: Turcica
Species: T. admirabilis
Binomial name
Turcica admirabilis
Berry, 1969
Synonyms[1]
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Turcica admirabilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.[1][2]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 40 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico and Colombia.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Turcica admirabilis Berry, 1969. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574997 on 2013-04-14
  2. Keen M. (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Perú, ed. 2. Stanford University Press. 1064 pp.


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