Tomopleura vertebrata
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| taxon = Tomopleura vertebrata
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| image_caption = Apertural view of a shell of Tomopleura vertebrata
| authority =(E. A. Smith, 1875)
| synonyms =
- Asthenotoma vertebrata (E. A. Smith, 1875)
- Pleurotoma vertebrata E. A. Smith, 1875 (original combination)
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Tomopleura vertebrata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.WoRMS (2015). Tomopleura bellardii. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=435058 on 2016-03-27
Description
The length of the shell attains 20 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off South Africa, in the Persian Gulf and off Japan
References
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- R.N. Kilburn (1986), Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 3. Subfamily Borsoniinae; Ann. Natal Mus. Vol. 27(2) pp. 633–720
External links
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- {{Gastropods.com|key=1|id=12111|title=Tomopleura vertebrata|access-date=16 January 2019}}
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