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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Scientific classification 
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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
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| Binomial name | |
| Turricostellaria leonardhilli Petuch, 1987
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Vexillum leonardhilli (Petuch, 1987) | |
Description
editOriginal 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
editLocus typicus: "Off Punto Fijo, Paraguana Peninsula, Gulf of Venezuela, Venezuela."[3]
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 108. Publ: CERF
- ^ Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 108. Publ: CERF