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Tomopleura bellardii

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Clade
  
Hypsogastropoda

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Caenogastropoda

Clade
  
Neogastropoda

Tomopleura bellardii

Tomopleura bellardii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.

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Description

The length of the shell attains 11 mm. The white shell is spirally costate. The outer lip is crenulated, with a shallow sinus near the suture. The columellar lip shows a median plication. (described from an immature specimen) (described as Drillia bellardii)

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Africa.

References

Tomopleura bellardii Wikipedia