Turris yeddoensis, common name the comely pleurotoma, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]

Turris yeddoensis
Shell of Turris yeddoensis (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Turridae
Genus: Turris
Species:
T. yeddoensis
Binomial name
Turris yeddoensis
(Jousseaume, 1883)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pleurotoma yeddoensis Jousseaume, 1883
  • Turris crispa yeddoensis (F.P. Jousseaume, 1883)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 86 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Japan.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Turris yeddoensis (Jousseaume, 1883). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596582 on 2023-01-05
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