Turcica caffea

Turcica caffea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Chilodontidae
Genus: Turcica
Species: T. caffea
Binomial name
Turcica caffea
(Gabb, 1865)

Turcica caffea, common name the two tooth top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.[1][2]

Description

The height of the shell attains 20 mm.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Turcica caffea (Gabb, 1865). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534196 on 2013-04-14
  2. Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26


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