Turritriton kobelti

Turritriton kobelti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Tonnoidea
Family:	Ranellidae
Subfamily:	Cymatiinae
Genus:	Turritriton
Species:	T. kobelti
Binomial name
Turritriton kobelti (Von Maltzan, 1884)
Synonyms[1]
Cymatium (Septa) kobelti (Maltzan, 1884) Cymatium kobelti (Maltzan, 1884) Triton kobelti Von Maltzan, 1884

Turritriton kobelti is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.^[1]

This species is a possible synonym or subspecies of Turritriton gibbosus. Only genetic investigation can tell.^[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 14 mm and 42 mm

Distribution

This species is found in European waters and in the Atlantic Ocean along Angola , Cape Esterias, Cape Verde, Ghana and Senegal.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Turritriton kobelti (Von Maltzan, 1884). WoRMS (2010). Turritriton kobelti (Von Maltzan, 1884). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476593 on 8 November 2010.

• Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates

External links

• Gastropods.com : Cymatium (Turritriton) gibbosum kobelti; accessed : 8 November 2010