Carinoturris fortis

Carinoturris fortis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Pseudomelatomidae
Genus:Carinoturris
Species: C. fortis
Binomial name
Carinoturris fortis
Bartsch, 1944

Carinoturris fortis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Description

The length of the decollated shell measures 16 mm, its diameter 7 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off California, USA.

References

  • McLean J.H. (1996). The Prosobranchia. In: Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. The Mollusca Part 2 – The Gastropoda. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. volume 9: 1-160
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.


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