Guildfordia triumphans
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| Five views of a shell of Guildfordia triumphans (Philippi, 1841) from Japan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Turbinidae |
| Genus: | Guildfordia |
| Species: | G. triumphans
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| Guildfordia triumphans (Philippi, 1841)
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Guildfordia triumphans, common name the triumphant star turban, is a
It was discovered by R. A. Philippi in 1841.Description
The size of the shell varies between 35 mm and 60 mm. The imperforate shell has a low-conic shape. Its color pattern is, metallic brownish-purple above, nearly white below. The six
peristome is sinuous above. The umbilical region is covered with a heavy callus, more or less stained with pinkish, somewhat excavated at center, and obsoletely spirally ridged.[2]
Minabe, in Japan
.Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines, Indo-China, Indo-Malaysia, Japan and Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland).
References
- ^ Guildfordia triumphans (Philippi, 1841). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
- ^ G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (described as Astralium (Guildfordia) triumphans)
- Philippi, R.A. 1841. Auszüge aus einigen in der Sitzung gehaltenen Vortäagen. Jahresbericht über die Tätigkeit des Vereins für Naturkunde in Cassel 5: 8–10
- Ponder, W.F. 1971. Guidfordia triumphans (Philippi) from Australia (Mollusca: Turbinidae). Journal of the Malacological Society of Australasia 2(2): 133–134, pl. 9
External links
- "Guildfordia triumphans". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.