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Guildfordia superba

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Species of gastropod

Guildfordia superba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Turbinidae
Genus: Guildfordia
Species: G. superba
Binomial name
Guildfordia superba
Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2005

Guildfordia superba, common name the superb star turban, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.

Description

The size of the shell attains 80 mm.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (August 2014)

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

  1. Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker. 2005. Visaya 1(3) : 4–10. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  2. Guildfordia superba Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2005. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
  • Poppe G.T., Tagaro S. & Dekker H. (2005) Discovery of a new Guildfordia (Gastropoda, Turbinidae) near Balut Island, south of Mindanao, The Philippines. Visaya 1(3): 4-10
  • Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2011) The family Turbinidae. Subfamilies Turbininae Rafinesque, 1815 and Prisogasterinae Hickman & McLean, 1990. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds), A Conchological Iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. pp. 1–82, pls 104-245

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Taxon identifiers
Guildfordia superba


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