Unedogemmula koolhoveni explained

Unedogemmula koolhoveni 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 and Pliocene strata on Java, Indonesia.

References

• Oostingh C.H. (1938-1940). Die Mollusken des Pliocäns von Süd-Bantam in Java. De Ingenieur in Nederlandsch Indië, IV. Mijnbouw en Geologie. (Die Mijningenieur). 5(2): 17-33, pls 1-7 [* 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

• 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 koolhoveni (Oostingh, 1938). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1320751 on 2023-01-07