Taranis borealis
| Taranis borealis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Taranis |
| Species: | T. borealis
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| Binomial name | |
| Taranis borealis | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Taranis parvulum Locard, 1897 | |
Taranis borealis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.[1] It was first described by Philippe Bouchet and Anders Warén in their revision of North Atlantic Turridae.[2]
Description
[edit]The shell is small, thin and elongate, measuring between 2 mm and 3.5 mm in length.[1] The sculpture consists of fine spiral striae and weak axial ribs. The aperture is narrow, ending in a short siphonal canal. The protoconch is multispiral, indicating planktotrophic larval development.[3]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs in both temperate North Atlantic and eastern Atlantic waters. It has been recorded off Norway, Sweden, and the Bay of Biscay, and farther south off Senegal.[1] Specimens are usually collected from the continental shelf and slope at depths ranging from about 200 m to more than 1000 m.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Taranis borealis Bouchet & Warén, 1980. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.
- ^ Bouchet, Philippe; Warén, Anders (1980). "Revision of the North-East Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Turridae (Mollusca, Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies Supplement. 8: 1–119.
- ^ Bouchet, Philippe; Warén, Anders (1980). "Revision of the North-East Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Turridae". Journal of Molluscan Studies Supplement. 8: 1–119.
- ^ Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
External links
[edit]- Gastropods.com: Taranis borealis
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
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