Purpuraturris tanyspira

Purpuraturris tanyspira is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]

Purpuraturris tanyspira
Shell of Purpuraturris tanyspira (holotype at MNHN? Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Turridae
Genus: Purpuraturris
Species:
P. tanyspira
Binomial name
Purpuraturris tanyspira
(Kilburn, 1975)
Synonyms[1]
  • Turris ankaramanyensis Bozzetti, 2006
  • Turris tanyspira Kilburn, 1975

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Mozambique and Madagascar.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Purpuraturris tanyspira (Kilburn, 1975). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1609235 on 2022-11-18
  • Kilburn R.N. (1975). Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca (5): including descriptions of new taxa of Rissoidae, Cerithiidae, Tonnidae, Cassididae, Buccinidae, Fasciolariidae, Turbinellidae, Turridae, Architectonicidae, Epitoniidae, Limidae and Thraciidae.. Annals of the Natal Museum 22(2):577–622, figs. 1–25
  • Bozzetti L. (2006) Turris ankaramanyensis (Gastropoda: Hypsogastropoda: Turridae) nuova specie dal Madagascar Meridionale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 52: 8–9.
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