Tomopleura nivea
| Tomopleura nivea | |
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| Shell of Tomopleura nivea (lectotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Tomopleura |
| Species: | T. nivea
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| Binomial name | |
| Tomopleura nivea (Philippi, 1851)
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Tomopleura nivea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
Description[edit]
The seashell ranges from 15 mm to 30 mm long.
Distribution[edit]
This snail lives in the water between South Africa and Mozambique, and off the coast of Japan
References[edit]
- ^ a b WoRMS (2015). Tomopleura nivea. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=435062 on 2016-04-02
- Kilburn R.N. (1986). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 3. Subfamily Borsoniinae. Annals of the Natal Museum. 27: 633–720.
- Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
External links[edit]
- "Tomopleura nivea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Jousseaume F. (1883). Description d'espèces et genres nouveaux de mollusques. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France. 8: 186-204, pl. 10
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