Turriplicifer australis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.

Description

The length of the shell attains 37.7 mm.

Turriplicifer australis

The smooth shell is polished. It is brown, with a broad yellowish band stained with chestnut.

Turriplicifer australis

The shell is turreted, with dark brown bands and cinnamon-spotted white bands.

Turriplicifer australis

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia: South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia.

References

Swainson, W. 1820. Zoological Illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their natural affinities. Vol. 1. London : Baldwin & Craddock 1st Series pls 1–18. Quoy, J.R.C. & Gaimard, J.P. 1833. Voyage de découvertes de l'Astrolabe, exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les années 1826-1829. Paris : J. Tastu Zoologie Vol. 2 pp. 321-686. Verco, J.C. 1896. Descriptions of new species of marine Mollusca of South Australia. Part I. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 20: 217-232 Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1–100 page(s): 18

External links

Swainson, W. (1820-1823). Zoological Illustrations, or, original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged on the principles of Cuvier and other modern zoologists. London: Baldwin, Cradock & Joe; Strand: W. Wood. (Vol. 1-3): pl. 1-18 Verco, J. C. (1896). Descriptions of new species of marine Mollusca of South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 20: 217-232, pls 6-8., Fedosov A.E., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Dgebuadze P. & Bouchet P. (2017). Phylogeny, systematics, and evolution of the family Costellariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 179(3): 541-626.

Costellariidae

Gastropods described in 1820

Gastropods of Australia