Nihonia australis

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Nihonia australis
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N. australis
Binomial name
Nihonia australis
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex australis Gmelin, 1791
  • Pleurotoma turris Valenciennes, A. in Petit-Thouars, M.A. du, 1846

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Nihonia australis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae. [1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 70 mm and 95 mm. The olive-brown shell is pyramidally acuminated. The whorls are longitudinally stoutly ribbed, transversely very finely ridged. The aperture is short. [2] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Distribution

This marine species occurs along Japan and Australia.[citation needed]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Nihonia australis (Gmelin, 1791).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 August 2011.
  2. George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 223; 1884 (described as Drillia turris)