Gemmula flata
| Gemmula flata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Turridae |
| Genus: | Gemmula |
| Species: | G. flata |
| Binomial name | |
| Gemmula flata Baoquan Li & Xinzheng Li, 2008 | |
Gemmula flata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Description
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The length of the shell attains 31.5 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indo-Pacific areas including; Japan, Philippines, the Nansha Islands, the East China Sea, and the South China Sea. Flata is found in deep, tropical waters. Records indicate it inhabits depths with muddy sand substrates.
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.
- Liu, J.Y. (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. pp. 1–1267.
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