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

Gemmula rosario
Shell of Gemmula rosario
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Turridae
Genus: Gemmula
Species:
G. rosario
Binomial name
Gemmula rosario
Shikama, 1977
Synonyms[1]

Gemmula (Gemmula) rosario Shikama, T. & S. Hayashi in Shikama, T., 1977

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 18 mm and 42 mm.

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Disqtribution

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This marine species occurs from Southeast Africa to Japan.

References

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  • Shikama T. (1977). Descriptions of new and noteworthy Gastropoda from western Pacific and Indian Oceans. Science Reports of the Yokohama National University, section II (Geology). 24: 1-23, 5 pls. page(s): 18
  • Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1987). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection Les Beautés de la Nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. 159 pp.
  • Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
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