Turcica monilifera
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| taxon = Turcica monilifera
| image = Turcica monilifera 001.jpg
| image_caption = Drawing with an apertural view of a shell of Turcica monilifera
| authority = A. Adams, 1854
| synonyms =
- Turcica coreensis Pease, 1860
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Turcica monilifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.{{WRMS species|547196|Turcica monilifera A. Adams, 1854||18 December 2018}}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.
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.[https://archive.org/details/manualofconcholo111tryo Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines, Japan and in Moreton Bay, Australia.
References
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External links
- [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/name/Turcica+monilifera Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)]
- [http://www.eol.org/pages/482716 Encyclopedia of Life]
- [https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=70021 ITIS]
- [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547196 World Register of Marine Species]
- {{Gastropods.com|key=6|id=10906|title=Turcica monilifera|access-date=16 January 2019}}
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