Tomopleura thisbe
Species of gastropod
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Tomopleura thisbe (formerly known as Drilla thisbe) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
| Tomopleura thisbe | |
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| Shell of Tomopleura thisbe (holotype) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Tomopleura |
| Species: | T. thisbe |
| Binomial name | |
| Tomopleura thisbe (Melvill, 1906) | |
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Description
The shell is fusiform, smooth, solid and white. Its length is 6 mm and 1.75 mm in width. It has 6 turns: the 3 at the top are glassy and very smooth, while the rest are densely covered with thick spirally ridges.
The spaces between the spiraling ridges show faint stiation running lenghtwise, when viewed under magnification. The aperture of the shell is ovate-oblong. The lip is slightly flaired. The columella is almost straight and simple.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman.[2]