Gemmula contrasta

Gemmula contrasta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae.^[1]

Gemmula contrasta
Shell of Gemmula contrasta (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Turridae
Genus:	Gemmula
Species:	G. contrasta
Binomial name
Gemmula contrasta Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018

Description

The length of the shell attains 17.8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Mactan Island, the Philippines.

Original description

• Stahlschmidt P., Poppe G.T. & Tagaro S.P. (2018). Descriptions of remarkable new turrid species from the Philippines. Visaya. 5(1): 5-64. page(s): 33, pl. 25 figs 4–5.