Tomopleura nivea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
Description
The seashell ranges from 15 mm to 30 mm long.
Distribution
This snail lives in the water between South Africa and Mozambique, and off the coast of Japan
References
- Kilburn R.N. (1986). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 3. Subfamily Borsoniinae. Annals of the Natal Museum. 27: 633–720.
- Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.