Turridrupa diffusa

Turridrupa diffusa
	Shell of Turridrupa diffusa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Turridae
Genus:	Turridrupa
Species:	T. diffusa
Binomial name
	Turridrupa diffusa; Powell, 1967
Synonyms
	Turridrupa aff. diffusa (Powell, 1967)

Turridrupa diffusa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell differs between 12 mm and 17.5 mm. The sinus apex is situated at the end of the peripheral cord, which contains unicolored dashes defined by blotches. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Marshall Islands, Samoa and New Caledonia.

References

^ Turridrupa diffusa Powell, 1967. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
^ Powell AWB. 1967. The family Turridae in the Indo-Pacific. Part 1a. The subfamily Turrinae concluded. Indo-Pacific Moll. 1(7):409–432

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External links

Tardy, E. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2022). Shallow water turrids of Ile des Pins, New Caledonia (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 129(1): 167-219

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[WoRMS-1] Turridrupa diffusa Powell, 1967. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.

[2] Powell AWB. 1967. The family Turridae in the Indo-Pacific. Part 1a. The subfamily Turrinae concluded. Indo-Pacific Moll. 1(7):409–432

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