Turcica imperialis

Turcica imperialis
Drawing of an apertural view of a shell of Turcica imperialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:	Seguenzioidea
Family:	Chilodontidae
Genus:	Turcica
Species:	T. imperialis
Binomial name
Turcica imperialis A. Adams 1863 [1]
Synonyms
Trochus adamsianus Schrenck, 1867

Turcica imperialis, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.^[2]

Description

The solid, conoidal shell has an acuminate spire. The base is obliquely produced. Its color is tawny-red variegated, ornamented by transverse cinguli articulated with chestnut. The whorls are somewhat convex, with a strong nodulose cingulus at the periphery, and beaded lirulae alternating with elevated lines. The interstices are obliquely striate. The sutures are canaliculate. They are furnished with a series of granules above. The base of the shell is convex, furnished with concentric granulose cinguli. The oblique aperture is subcircular. The columella is tortuous, terminating in an anterior tooth. The outer lip is subexpanded, with an entire margin. The inside of the shell is smooth.

The shell is more elevated than Turcica monilifera Its base is more oblique. The aperture is more produced and the golden-nacreous appearance is wanting.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan.

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