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Tomopleura nivea (Philippi 1851)

Tomopleura nivea

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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

  1. ^ a b WoRMS (2015). Tomopleura nivea. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=435062 on 2016-04-02
  • 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.

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Tomopleura nivea: Brief Summary

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Tomopleura nivea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.

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