Guildfordia aculeata
Species of gastropod
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Guildfordia aculeata, common name the aculeate star turban, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[1]
| Guildfordia aculeata | |
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| A shell of Guildfordia aculeata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Family: | Turbinidae |
| Genus: | Guildfordia |
| Species: | G. aculeata |
| Binomial name | |
| Guildfordia aculeata Kosuge, 1979 | |
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 35 mm and 60 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
