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Turrisipho moebii

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Turrisipho moebii
Drawing of a shell of Turrisipho moebii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Colidae
Genus: Turrisipho
Species:
T. moebii
Binomial name
Turrisipho moebii
(Dunker & Metzger, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Neptunea moebii Dunker & Metzger, 1874
  • Sipho moebii (Dunker & Metzger, 1874)
  • Sipho sarsi G. O. Sars, 1878 (junior synonym)
  • Tritonofusus moebii Dunker & Metzger, 1875 ·

Turrisipho moebii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colidae, the true whelks and the like.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 50 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Iceland

References

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  • Dunker, W.; Metzger, A. (1875). Zoologische Ergebnisse der Nordseefahrt. VIII. Mollusca. Jahresbericht der Commission für Untersuchung der Deutschen Meere. 3: 229-264
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