Turcica monilifera explained

Turcica monilifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.^[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 30 mm.The thin shell is conoidal, subdiaphanous and imperforate. Its color is, tawny golden-shining. The whorls are a little convex. They are sculptured with spiral beaded cinguli. Their interstices are obliquely striate. The sutures are canaliculate. The base of the shell is convex, with granose cinguli, some granules marked with brown. The aperture is suborbicular. The columella is spiral above, produced into a tooth below. The margin of the lip is acute and lirate inside.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, Japan and in Moreton Bay, Australia.

External links

• Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
• Encyclopedia of Life
• ITIS
• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. Poppe G.T., Tagaro S.P. & Dekker H. (2006) The Seguenziidae, Chilodontidae, Trochidae, Calliostomatidae and Solariellidae of the Philippine Islands. Visaya Supplement 2: 1-228.
2. https://archive.org/details/manualofconcholo111tryo Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia