Crassispira pulchrepunctata

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

Crassispira pulchrepunctata
Shells of Crassispira pulchrepunctata (paratype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Crassispira
Species:
C. pulchrepunctata
Binomial name
Crassispira pulchrepunctata
Stahlschmidt & Bozzetti, 2007

Description

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Aliguay Island, Dipolog, Mindanao, Philippines

References

  • Stahlschmidt, P. & Bozzetti, L., 2007. - Description of a new turriform gastropod (Gastropoda: Turridae) from Aliguay Island (Philippines). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 56: 10-12
  • "Crassispira pulchrepunctata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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