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Taranis inkasa

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Taranis inkasa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Taranis
Species:
T. inkasa
Binomial name
Taranis inkasa
Kilburn, 1991

Taranis inkasa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 3.8 mm, its diameter 1.7 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to South Africa and occurs on the continental shelf off Durban and northern Natal, at a depth of about 85–110 m

References

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  1. ^ a b Taranis inkasa Kilburn, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.
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  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
  • R. N. Kilburn, Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 5. Subfamily Taraninae; Ann. Natal Mus. Vol. 32 Pages 325-339 Pietermaritzburg October. 1991