Taranis columbella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Taranis columbella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Taranis
Species:
T. columbella
Binomial name
Taranis columbella
Kilburn, 1991

Description

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The length of the shell attains 4.6 mm, (0.18") its diameter 1.9 mm (0.075")

Distribution

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The holotype of this marine species was found off Sheffield Beach, South Africa.

References

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  1. ^ a b Taranis columbella Kilburn, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.
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  • Kilburn, R. N. "Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 5. Subfamily Taraninae." Annals of the Natal Museum 32.1 (1991): 325-339
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.