Tarantinaea lignaria

Tarantinaea lignaria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.^[1]

Tarantinaea lignaria
Tarantinaea lignaria shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Fasciolariidae
Genus:	Tarantinaea
Species:	T. lignaria
Binomial name
Tarantinaea lignaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]
Fasciolaria lignaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Fasciolaria savignyi Tapparone-Canefri, 1875 Fasciolaria tarentina Lamarck, 1822 Latirus unifasciatus (W. Wood, 1828) Murex lignarius Linnaeus, 1758 Murex unifasciatus W. Wood, 1828 Turbinella unifasciata (W. Wood, 1828)

Distribution

This species occurs in European waters and in the Mediterranean Sea.^{[citation needed]}

Description

Tarantinaea lignaria has a shell that reaches a length of 30–60 mm. The surface of this shell may whitish or pale brown. The interior is brown.^{[citation needed]}