Canalispira lipei

Canalispira lipei is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.[2]

Canalispira lipei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Cystiscidae
Subfamily:
Persiculinae
Genus:
Canalispira
Species:
C. lipei
Binomial name
Canalispira lipei
Garcia, 2007[1]

Description

The Canalispira lipei is classified as a Neogatsropoda. Typically living in the demersal zone with a depth range of 75-100m. Members of the order Neogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.

Distribution

Western Atlantic.

References
  1. Garcia (2007). Novapex 8 (3–4) : 127–133. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. Canalispira lipei Garcia, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.


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