Gemmula kieneri explained

Gemmula kieneri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.

Its mineralized tissue is made up of calcium carbonate. One may find it in a water depth of 50m (min) to 346m (max).^[1]

Description

The length of this robust, fusiform shell varies between 26.2 mm and 73 mm.

AWB Powell (1964) pointed out that this species is very similar to Gemmula speciosa (Reeve, 1842)

This marine species occurs off Papua New Guinea, in the East China Sea and South China Sea, Nansha Islands; off Japan and the Philippines; off Queensland, Australia.

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