Leucosyrinx taludana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Leucosyrinx taludana
Shell of Leucosyrinx taludana (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Leucosyrinx
Species:
L. taludana
Binomial name
Leucosyrinx taludana
Castellanos & Landoni, 1993

Description

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The length of the shell attains 23 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Argentina and the Falkland Islands, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, South Atlantic Ocean

References

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  • Castellanos, ZA de, N. Landoni, and J. R. Dadón. "1993." Catálogo descriptivo de la malacofauna marina magallánica. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas, Buenos Aires 2 (1988).
  • Linse, Katrin. "Mollusca of the Magellan region. A checklist of the species and their distribution." Scientia Marina 63.S1 (1999): 399-407.
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