Turridrupa akhaiderensis

Turridrupa akhaiderensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]

Turridrupa akhaiderensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Turridae
Genus: Turridrupa
Species:
T. akhaiderensis
Binomial name
Turridrupa akhaiderensis
(E.A. Smith, 1877)
Synonyms

Gemmula (Turridrupa) akhaiderensis Houssein L.Abbas, 1977

Description

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The length of the shell attains 14 mm.

Distribution

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This extinct marine species was found in Helvetian strata in the Cairo-Suez district, Egypt.

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