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Tomopleura carrota

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Tomopleura carrota
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Tomopleura
Species:
T. carrota
Binomial name
Tomopleura carrota
(Laseron, 1954)
Synonyms[1]
  • Maoritomella carrota (Laseron, 1954).
  • Narraweena carrota Laseron, 1954 (original combination)
  • Tomopleura (Maoritomella) carrota (Laseron, 1954)

Tomopleura carrota is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales.

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS (2015). Tomopleura carrota. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432882 on 2016-03-27
  • Laseron, Charles F. Revision of the New South Wales Turridae (Mollusca): With 12 Plates Containing 264 Drawings by the Author. Australian Zoological Handbook. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1–56, pls 1–12
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  • "Tomopleura (Maoritomella) carrota". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.