Turridrupa erythraea

Turridrupa erythraea
	Shell of Turridrupa erythraea (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Turridae
Genus:	Turridrupa
Species:	T. erythraea
Binomial name
	Turridrupa erythraea; (Weinkauff, 1875)
Synonyms
	Pleurotoma erythraea Weinkauff, 1875 (original combination); Turridrupa cingulifera erythraea H.C. Weinkauff, 1875; Xenuroturris cingulifera erythraea H.C. Weinkauff, 1875;

Turridrupa erythraea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.^[1]

Description

The shell of Turridrupa erythraea attains a length of approximately 40 mm.^[2]

(Original description in German) This nearly spindle-shaped shell is solid, whitish with a violet base, and encircled by spiral ridges. Fine, raised lines are visible between the ridges under magnification. The ridges are irregularly speckled with reddish-brown dots, except for the second ridge from the apex, which is marked with regularly articulated blackish-brown spots. The spire is elevated-conical, with a blunt, smooth, horn-colored apex. The shell comprises nine flat whorls. The penultimate whorl features three prominent and one less distinct ridge at the suture, which runs slightly obliquely. The body whorl is convex, bearing fifteen distinct ridges with a short siphonal canal, and is narrowed at the base. The aperture is vertical, bean-shaped, and violet within. The outer lip is simple, slightly jagged, and the incision is straight and shallow, falling on the second ridge. ^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea off Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

References

^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Turridrupa erythraea (Weinkauff, 1875)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
^ Janssen, R.; Kantor, Y. I.; Stahlschmidt, P. (2015). "Identity and generic position of Pleurotoma erythraea Weinkauff 1875 from the Red Sea (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Turridae)". Archiv für Molluskenkunde. 144 (1): 99–104.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Weinkauff, H. C.; continued by Kobelt, W. (1875-1887). Die Familie Pleurotomidae. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Vol. 4. Bauer & Raspe, Nürnberg, 248 pp., pls A, 1–42. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Janssen, R.; Kantor, Yu. I. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2015). Identity and generic position of Pleurotoma erythraea Weinkauff 1875 from the Red Sea (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Turridae). Archiv für Molluskenkunde. 144(1): 99–104.

External links

Powell, A.W.B. (1964). The family Turridae in the Indo-Pacific. Part 1. The subfamily Turrinae. Indo-Pacific Mollusca. 1 (5): 227-346; 1 (7): 409-454

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[WoRMS-1] "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Turridrupa erythraea (Weinkauff, 1875)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2 April 2025.

[2] Janssen, R.; Kantor, Y. I.; Stahlschmidt, P. (2015). "Identity and generic position of Pleurotoma erythraea Weinkauff 1875 from the Red Sea (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Turridae)". Archiv für Molluskenkunde. 144 (1): 99–104.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[3] Weinkauff, H. C.; continued by Kobelt, W. (1875-1887). Die Familie Pleurotomidae. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Vol. 4. Bauer & Raspe, Nürnberg, 248 pp., pls A, 1–42. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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