Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Clavatulidae Scientific name Turricula bijubata | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Conoidea Genus Turridrupa Rank Species | |
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Similar Turridrupa, Turris crispa, Lophiotoma acuta, Turricula javana, Turris babylonia | ||
Turridrupa bijubata, common name the crested turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.
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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 11 mm and 25 mm. The color of the shell is chocolate-brown, encircled by narrow, lighter-colored keels The second keel, which is somewhat stronger than the others, is often broken up into small tubercles. The interior of the aperture is chocolate-colored. The siphonal canal is short. It is distinguished from Turridrupa cincta (Lamarck, 1822) by its narrower form, a longer spire, sharper ridges and a darker color.
Distribution
This marine species has a wide distribution : off Mozambique, Madagascar to Japan, the Fiji Islands and Australia. (Queensland)
References
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