Turridrupa elongata

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

Turridrupa elongata
Shell of Turridrupa elongata (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Turridae
Genus: Turridrupa
Species:
T. elongata
Binomial name
Turridrupa elongata
Watkins 2010

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Papua New Guinea.

References
  1. THE INDO-PACIFIC GEMMULA SPECIES IN THE SUBFAMILY TURRINAE: ASPECTS OF FIELD DISTRIBUTION, MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY, RADULAR ANATOMY AND FEEDING ECOLOGY; Philipp Sci Lett. 2010 Mar 5; 3(1): 20105.
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