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Taranis ticaonica

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Taranis ticaonica
Shell of Taranis ticaonica (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Taranis
Species:
T. ticaonica
Binomial name
Taranis ticaonica
Powell, 1967

Taranis ticaonica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 2.5 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines and the Central-Western Pacific. They usually live in demersal, tropical areas.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Taranis ticaonica Powell, 1967. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Taranis ticaonica". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1967. The family Turridae in the Indo-Pacific. Part 1a. The Turrinae concluded. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(7): 409-443, pls 298-317
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