Lophiotoma semfala

Lophiotoma semfala is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]

Lophiotoma semfala
Shell of Lophiotoma semfala (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Turridae
Genus: Lophiotoma
Species:
L. semfala
Binomial name
Lophiotoma semfala
Puillandre, Fedosov, Zaharias, Aznar-Cormano & Kantor, 2017

Description

The length of the shell attains 35.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Lophiotoma kina Puillandre, Fedosov, Zaharias, Aznar-Cormano & Kantor, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1000337 on 2021-05-26


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