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Turritriton kobelti

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Turritriton kobelti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Turritriton
Species:
T. kobelti
Binomial name
Turritriton kobelti
(von Maltzan, 1884)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cymatium (Septa) kobelti (Maltzan, 1884)
  • Cymatium kobelti (Maltzan, 1884)
  • Triton kobelti Von Maltzan, 1884

Turritriton kobelti is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]

This species is a possible synonym or subspecies of Turritriton gibbosus. Only genetic investigation can tell.[1]

Description

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The shell size varies between 14 mm and 42 mm

Distribution

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This species is found in European waters and in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola, Gabon, Cape Verde, Ghana and Senegal.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Turritriton kobelti (Von Maltzan, 1884). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
  • Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates
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  • "Cymatium (Turritriton) gibbosum kobelti". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  • Maltzan, H. F. von. (1884). Diagnosen neuer Senegambischer Gastropoden. Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen. Malakozooologischen Gesellschaft 16: 65-73