Ceritoturris nataliae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.
| Ceritoturris nataliae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Horaiclavidae |
| Genus: | Ceritoturris |
| Species: | C. nataliae
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| Binomial name | |
| Ceritoturris nataliae Kilburn, 1988
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It was formerly included within the subfamily Crassispirinae of the family Turridae.[1]
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 5.2 mm, its diameter 1.9 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species was found on the continental shelf of Natal and Zululand, South Africa at depths between 50 m and 90 m.
References
edit- ^ a b Ceritoturris nataliae Kilburn, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
- Kilburn, R. N. "Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 4. Subfamilies Drilliinae, Crassispirinae and Strictispirinae." Annals of the Natal Museum 29.1 (1988): 167–320.
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.