Tritonoturris capensis

Tritonoturris capensis
	Shell of Tritonoturris capensis at Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Tritonoturris
Species:	T. capensis
Binomial name
	Tritonoturris capensis; (Smith E. A., 1882)
Synonyms[1]
	Clathurella capensis (E. A. Smith, 1882); Daphnella capensis (E. A. Smith, 1882); Defrancia capensis (E. A. Smith, 1882); Philbertia capensis (E. A. Smith, 1882) (superseded combination); Pleurotoma capensis Smith E. A., 1882; Pleurotomella ida Thiele, 1925 (junior synonym); Raphitoma ida (Thiele, 1925); Raphitoma ornatus Strebel, 1904; Trophon ornatus Turton, W.H., 1932;

Tritonoturris capensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 13 mm, its diameter 5 mm.

This marine species occurs off Port Elizabeth and False Bay, South Africa and off Mozambique.

Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.

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