Turridrupa maestratii
| Turridrupa maestratii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Turridae |
| Genus: | Turridrupa |
| Species: | T. maestratii |
| Binomial name | |
| Turridrupa maestratii Stahlschmidt, Pauillandre, B.M. Ovivera & Kantor, 2025. | |
Turridrupa maestratii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]
Etymology
Turridrupa maestratii is named after Philippe Maestrati, in honor of his contributions to malacology.[2]
Description
Turridrupa maestratii is very similar to T. acutigemmata in appearance. The main difference is that T. maestratii has a "paucispiral protoconch (while T. acutigemmata has a multispiral protoconch), by the slightly slenderer shape, and by the undulating spiral cords (while the spiral cords other than the sinus cord are smooth in T. acutigemmata)."[2]
Distribution
Turridrupa maestratii has only been found the Grand Passage region of New Caledonia, in depths between 220 and 370 m.[2]
References
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Turridrupa maestratii 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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