Turridrupa albocastanea
| Turridrupa albocastanea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Turridae |
| Genus: | Turridrupa |
| Species: | T. albocastanea |
| Binomial name | |
| Turridrupa albocastanea Stahlschmidt, Pauillandre, B.M. Ovivera & Kantor, 2025. | |
Turridrupa albocastanea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]
Etymology
'albocastanea' refers to the coloration of the shell.[2]
Description
The shell of T. albocastanea is claviform with a spire roughly 1.4 times the height of its aperture made of 8-9 whorls, reaching up to 19.7 mm. The bottom half of the shell is creamy white with distinct brown dashes, while the top half is darker brown.[2]
Distribution
Turridrupa albocastanea has been found in the Philippines, Mariana Islands, and New Caledonia.[2]
References
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Turridrupa albocastanea Stahlschmidt, Puillandre, B.M. Olivera & Kantor, 2025". www.marinespecies.org. WoRMS. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 Stahlschmidt, Peter; Kantor, Yuri I.; Zuccon, Dario; Olivera, Baldomero M.; Puillandre, Nicolas (2025). "Revision of the genus Turridrupa (Gastropoda, Turridae) with description of 15 new species". Zootaxa. 5708 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5708.1.1.
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