Unedogemmula deshayesii

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

Unedogemmula deshayesii
Unedogemmula deshayesii shells
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Turridae
Genus: Unedogemmula
Species:
U. deshayesii
Binomial name
Unedogemmula deshayesii
(Doumet, 1840)
Synonyms[1]
  • Gemmula deshayesii (Doumet, 1840)
  • Gemmula (Unedogemmula) deshayesii Powell 1964
  • Lophiotoma deshayesii (Doumet, 1839)
  • Pleurotoma deshayesii Doumet, 1840
  • Pleurotoma indica Tryon, 1884 - not Deshayes, 1833
  • Turris polytropa Kira 1971
  • Unedogemmula elongata J.E. Gray & G.B. I Sowerby, 1839

Description

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The length of the shell attains 66.9 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the East China Sea, South China Sea; off Japan, Vietnam and the Philippines.

References

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  • Doumet, E. (1840) Nouvelle espèce de Pleurotoma. Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne; Association universelle pour l'avancement de la zoologie, de l'anatomie comparée et de la palæontologie; Journal mensuel, 2, 324–325.
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