Unedogemmula ina explained

Unedogemmula ina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.^[1]

Taxonomy

The species was transferred to Unedogemmula by Powell (1964). Later it was found alive and transferred to Lophiotoma by Li & Li (2008) who synonymized Unedogemmula with Lophiotoma.

Description

The length of the shell attains 40.2 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata in Okinawa.

References

• Li B. [Baoquan] & Li X. [Xinzheng]. (2008). Report on the turrid genera Gemmula, Lophiotoma and Ptychosyrinx (Gastropoda: Turridae: Turrinae) from the China seas. Zootaxa. 1778: 1-25.

External links

• MacNeil . F.S. . Tertiary and Quaternary Gastropoda of Okinawa . U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper. . 1961 . 339 . 1-148 . 27 June 2024.
• Powell, A.W.B. (1964). The family Turridae in the Indo-Pacific. Part 1. The subfamily Turrinae. Indo-Pacific Mollusca. 1 (5): 227-346; 1 (7): 409-454

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Unedogemmula ina McNeil, 1961. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1565966 on 2023-01-07