Turridrupa cincta

Turridrupa cincta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.^[1]

Turridrupa cincta
Shell of Turridrupa cincta (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Turridae
Genus:	Turridrupa
Species:	T. cincta
Binomial name
Turridrupa cincta (Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
Pleurotoma cincta Lamarck, 1822 Surcula cincta (Lamarck, 1822) Turris cincta

Description

The length of the broad shell attains 20 mm.

The spire is convex in outline, slightly acuminated towards the tip. The whorls are encircled throughout with tumid ridges. The shell is yellowish brown or reddish brown. The aperture has the same color.^[2]

The sinus apex is situated at the end of the mid-shoulder cord. The cords are smooth. The color of the shell is yellowish brown.^[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, Mauritius and off the Mascarenes; also off Japan, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea.