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

Lophiotoma natalensis
Shell of Lophiotoma natalensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Turridae
Genus: Lophiotoma
Species:
L. natalensis
Binomial name
Lophiotoma natalensis
Bozzetti, 2016

Description

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The length of the shell attains 32.8 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Lophiotoma natalensis Bozzetti, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=893199 on 2021-05-29
  • Bozzetti L. (2016). Lophiotoma natalensis (Gastropoda: Hypsogastropoda: Turridae) nuova specie del Natal Meridionale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 92: 9-10