Turricostellaria leonardhilli

Turricostellaria leonardhilli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Turricostellaria leonardhilli
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Turricostellaria
Species:
T. leonardhilli
Binomial name
Turricostellaria leonardhilli
Petuch, 1987
Synonyms[1]

Vexillum leonardhilli (Petuch, 1987)

Description

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Original description: "General shell form as for genus; shell shiny, polished, without spiral beads; color white with orange bands around mid-body; shoulder rounded; axial ribs low, rounded."[2]

Distribution

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Locus typicus: "Off Punto Fijo, Paraguana Peninsula, Gulf of Venezuela, Venezuela."[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Turricostellaria leonardhilli Petuch, 1987. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714618 on 2018-12-31
  2. ^ Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 108. Publ: CERF
  3. ^ Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 108. Publ: CERF