Crassispira pluto

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

Crassispira pluto
Apertural view of a shell of Crassispira pluto
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Crassispira
Species:
C. pluto
Binomial name
Crassispira pluto
Pilsbry and Lowe, 1932
Synonyms

Crassispira (Monilispira) pluto Pilsbry and Lowe, 1932

Description

The length of the shell varies between 14 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Sea of Cortez, Western Mexico down to Panama.

References

  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • "Crassispira pluto". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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