Anisogemmula graeffei


Anisogemmula graeffei, common name Graeffe's turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 13 mm and 35 mm.
The brownish, fusiform shell is crenulately carinate or cingulate. The ribs are lighter-colored. The median carina is stronger, with larger crenulations. The acute apex is corneous and consists of whorls. The first one is smooth, the others longitudinally plicate. The ovate aperture is plicate within. The columella is upright. The siphonal canal is long and narrow, with a narrow slit above. The acute outer lip is curved

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Fiji Islands; Queensland, Australia; the Philippines.