Otitoma crokerensis is a species of sea snail (which are marine gastropod mollusks) in the family Pseudomelatomidae (the turrids and allies.)[1]

Otitoma crokerensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Otitoma
Species:
O. crokerensis
Binomial name
Otitoma crokerensis
(Shuto, 1983)
Synonyms[1]
  • Austropusilla (Metaclathurella) crokerensis Shuto, 1983 (original combination)
  • Thelecytharella crokerensis (Shuto, 1983)

Description

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Otitoma crokerensis' shells are white-light peach, and attain a length of up to 8 inches.

Distribution

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This marine species is found off of Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Otitoma crokerensis (Shuto, 1983). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565528 on 2018-12-23
  • Shuto, T. 1983. New turrid taxa from the Australian waters. Memoirs of the Faculty of Sciences of Kyushu University, Series D, Geology 25: 1-26
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