Lophiotoma semfala is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]
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| Shell of Lophiotoma semfala (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Turridae |
| Genus: | Lophiotoma |
| Species: | L. semfala
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| Binomial name | |
| Lophiotoma semfala Puillandre, Fedosov, Zaharias, Aznar-Cormano & Kantor, 2017
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 35.7 mm. The shell is a pale yellow in color with brown dots lining the shell. The shape of the shell is very slender especially at the bottom where the animal is
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea.
References
edit- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Lophiotoma kina Puillandre, Fedosov, Zaharias, Aznar-Cormano & Kantor, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1000337 on 2021-05-26
External links
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