Crassispira dysoni

Crassispira dysoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]

Crassispira dysoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Crassispira
Species:
C. dysoni
Binomial name
Crassispira dysoni
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
  • Crassispira (Gibbasoira) dysoni (Reeve, 1846)
  • Pleurotoma dysoni Reeve, 1846

Description

The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea from Mexico to Colombia, in particular off Panama.

References

  • Reeve, L. 1846. Monograph of the genus Pleurotoma Conchologia Iconica 1 pls. 34-40


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