Tomopleura oscitans

Tomopleura oscitans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 23 mm. It has 9 whorls in the teleoconch.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Durban Bay, South Africa, to southern Mozambique; littoral to about 27m on clean sand.

References

• Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 156

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