Tritonoturris obesa

Tritonoturris obesa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Tritonoturris
Species:	T. obesa
Binomial name
Tritonoturris obesa Kilburn, 1977

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 28 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

References

1. Tritonoturris obesa Kilburn, 1977. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.

• 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

External links

• Kilburn, R.N. (1977) Taxonomic studies on the marine Mollusca of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 1. Annals of the Natal Museum, 23, 173–214