Turritriton kobelti

Turritriton kobelti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cymatiidae
Genus:	Turritriton
Species:	T. kobelti
Binomial name
	Turritriton kobelti; (Von Maltzan, 1884)
Synonyms
	Cymatium (Septa) kobelti (Maltzan, 1884); Cymatium kobelti (Maltzan, 1884); Triton kobelti Von Maltzan, 1884;

Turritriton kobelti is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.^[1]

This species is a possible synonym or subspecies of Turritriton gibbosus. Only genetic investigation can tell.^[1]

Description[]

The shell size varies between 14 mm and 42 mm

This species is found in European waters and in the Atlantic Ocean along Angola, Gabon, Cape Verde, Ghana and Senegal.

Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates

"Cymatium (Turritriton) gibbosum kobelti". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 8 November 2010.