''Tomopleura cicatrigula'' is a

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Borsoniidae Borsoniidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet, P. (2011). Borsoniidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.o ...

.WoRMS (2015). Tomopleura cicatrigula. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=435059 on 2016-03-25

Description

The size of the shell attains 15 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off the

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References

Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213–359, pls 42–56
* Wilson, B. 1994. ''Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods.'' Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.

External links

*
C.K. Chang (1999), Part 9 Borsoniinae & Mitromorphiinae Species
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tomopleura Cicatrigula cicatrigula Gastropods described in 1922