Thatcheriasyrinx orientis
Species of gastropod
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Thatcheriasyrinx orientis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
- Subspecies
- Thatcheriasyrinx orientis kawamurai (Kuroda, 1959) (found off the Ogasawara Islands, Japan)
| Thatcheriasyrinx orientis | |
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| Shell of Thatcheriasyrinx orientis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Thatcheriasyrinx |
| Species: | T. orientis |
| Binomial name | |
| Thatcheriasyrinx orientis (Melvill, 1904) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ancistrosyrinx orientis Melvill, 1904 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 9-18 mm, its diameter 4 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman; Philippines, and off Hawaii (this is probably a species of Aliceia)
