Tomopleura nivea 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 30 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off Durban Bay, South Africa, to Mozambique; and off Japan References Kilburn R.N. (1986). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 3. Subfamily Borsoniinae. Annals of the Natal Museum. 27: 633–720. 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. External links Jousseaume F. (1883). Description d'espèces et genres nouveaux de mollusques. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France. 8: 186-204, pl. 10 nivea Gastropods described in 1851