Tomopleura cicatrigula explained

Tomopleura cicatrigula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.^[1]

Description

The size of the shell attains 15 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.

References

• Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213–359, pls 42–56
• Wilson, B. 1994. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.

External links

• • C.K. Chang (1999), Part 9 Borsoniinae & Mitromorphiinae Species

Notes and References

1. WoRMS (2015). Tomopleura cicatrigula. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=435059 on 2016-03-25