Taranis miranda
| Taranis miranda | |
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| Shell of Taranis miranda (holotype) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Taranis |
| Species: | T. miranda |
| Binomial name | |
| Taranis miranda Thiele, 1925 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Taranis miranda is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 3.8 mm, its diameter is 1.7 mm. The shell is described as elongate, and biconic (meaning that the widest part is roughly in the middle, with a conical shape tapering above and below it), and having strong spiral ridges.[2]
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to South Africa and occurs off the Agulhas Bank, from off Cape Agulhas to off Cape Recife, at depths of 80–125 m.
References
- 1 2 Taranis miranda Thiele, 1925. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.
- ↑ Kilburn, R. N. (October 1991). "Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 5. Subfamily Taraninae".
External links
- 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