Gemmula granosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]

Gemmula granosus
Shell of Gemmula granosus (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Turridae
Genus: Gemmula
Species:
G. granosus
Binomial name
Gemmula granosus
(Helbling, 1779)
Synonyms[1]
  • Gemmula (Gemmula) granosa (Helbling, 1779)
  • Murex granosus Helbling, 1779
  • Pleurotoma (Turris) granosa (Helbling, 1779)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 27 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Western Pacific.

References

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  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.