''Tosapusia kurodai'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk, in the
family Costellariidae
Costellariidae sometimes called the "ribbed miters" is a taxonomic family of minute to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks.
This family of snails is also sometimes referred to as ''Vexillum'' miters. The main family ...
, the ribbed miters.
[MolluscaBase (2018). ''Tosapusia kurodai'' (Sakurai & Habe, 1964). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=957067 on 2018-12-31][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.]
Description
The length of the shell attains 32.3 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:
* New Caledonia
* Papua New Guinea
* Philippines
* Japan
References
External links
Sakurai K. & Habe T. (1964). Descriptions of two new vexillid species dedicated to Dr. Kuroda's 77th birthday. Venus. 23(1): 29-33, pl. 2.Biolib.cz: image
Costellariidae
Gastropods described in 1964
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