Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Turridae Scientific name Lophioturris indica | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Conoidea Subfamily Turrinae Rank Species | |
Similar Lophiotoma, Gemmula, Turrid | ||
Lophioturris indica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.
There is one subspecies : Lophiotoma indica queenslandica Olivera, 2004
Distribution
It is native to the Mascarene basin of the Indian Ocean. The species now also occurs in the Mediterranean, having invaded as a Lessepsian migrant through the Suez Canal.
References
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