Ceritoturris nataliae

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Ceritoturris nataliae
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Ceritoturris
Species:
C. nataliae
Binomial name
Ceritoturris nataliae
Kilburn, 1988

Ceritoturris nataliae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.

It was formerly included within the subfamily Crassispirinae of the family Turridae.[1]

Description[]

The length of the shell attains 5.2 mm, its diameter 1.9 mm.

Distribution[]

This marine species was found on the continental shelf of Natal and Zululand, South Africa at depths between 50 m and 90 m.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Ceritoturris nataliae Kilburn, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.


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