Turricostellaria leonardhilli explained

Turricostellaria leonardhilli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Description

Original description: "General shell form as for genus; shell shiny, polished, without spiral beads; color white with orange bands around mid-body; shoulder rounded; axial ribs low, rounded."[2]

Distribution

Locus typicus: "Off Punto Fijo, Paraguana Peninsula, Gulf of Venezuela, Venezuela."[3]

Notes and References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Turricostellaria leonardhilli Petuch, 1987. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714618 on 2018-12-31
  2. Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 108. Publ: CERF
  3. Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 108. Publ: CERF

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