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Lucerapex schepmani

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Lucerapex schepmani
Drawing of a shell of Lucerapex schepmani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Turridae
Genus: Lucerapex
Species:
L. schepmani
Binomial name
Lucerapex schepmani
Shuto, 1970

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

The specific name schepmani is in honor of Dutch malacologist Mattheus Marinus Schepman.

Description

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The length of the shell attains 9.5 mm.

This species was originally described by M.M. Schepman as one specimen out of ten Surcula variabilis, but redescribed by T. Shuto. [2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Ceram Sea, Indonesia.

References

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  1. ^ a b Lucerapex schepmani Shuto, 1970. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  2. ^ Schepman, 1913. The prosobranchia of the Siboga expedition. Part IV -V - VI: Toxoglossa Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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