Iotyrris cerithiformis

Iotyrris cerithiformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]

Iotyrris cerithiformis
Shell of Iotyrris cerithiformis (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Conoidea
Family:
Turridae
Subfamily:
Turrinae
Genus:
Iotyrris
Species:
I. cerithiformis
Binomial name
Iotyrris cerithiformis
(Powell, 1964)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lophiotoma cerithiformis (Powell, 1964)
  • Pleurotoma lirata Pease, 1869
  • Turris cerithiformis (Dall, ms.) (Tinker, 1952)
  • Xenuroturris cerithiformis Powell, 1964

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Hawaii Islands at a depth of 11 m to 15 m.

References
  1. Iotyrris cerithiformis (Powell, 1964). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 October 2010.
  • Olivera, B.M., 2002. The gastropod genus Xenuroturris (Iredale, 1929) evaluated and a new turrid Lophiotoma olangoensis described from the Central Philippines. Science Diliman 14(2):39-49


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