Alisigemmula astrolabiensis

Alisigemmula astrolabiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Turridae
Genus: Alisigemmula
Species:
A. astrolabiensis
Binomial name
Alisigemmula astrolabiensis
Kantor, Bouchet, Fedosov, Puillandre & Zaharias, 2024

Alisigemmula astrolabiensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]

Etymology

The species name refers to the type locality, Astrolabe Bay, as well as paying tribute to L'Astrolabe, the famous ship of Commander Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville, after which the bay was named. [1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Bismarck Sea

References

  • Kantor, Y., Bouchet, P., Fedosov, A., Puillandre, N. & Zaharias, P. (2024). Generic revision of the Recent Turridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). Journal of Molluscan Studies. eyae032: 1-40.