Tomopleura coffea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
| Tomopleura coffea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Tomopleura |
| Species: | T. coffea
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| Binomial name | |
| Tomopleura coffea (Thiele, 1925)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pleurotoma coffea Thiele, 1925 (original combination) | |
Description edit
The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 25 mm.
Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References edit
- ^ a b WoRMS (2015). Tomopleura coffea. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=435060 on 2016-03-28
- Thiele, 1925. Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer Valdivia 1898–1899
External links edit
- "Tomopleura (Tomopleura) coffea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.