Crassispira somalica
Crassispira somalica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]
Crassispira somalica | |
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Shells of Crassispira somalica (specimens at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
Genus: | Crassispira |
Species: | C. somalica |
Binomial name | |
Crassispira somalica Morassi & Bonfitto, 2013 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 20 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Somalia and is the first typical Crassispira species found off East Africa.
References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Crassispira somalica Morassi & Bonfitto, 2013. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=740937 on 2018-07-26
- Morassi M. & Bonfitto A. (2013) Four new African turriform gastropods (Mollusca: Conoidea). Zootaxa 3710(3): 271–280. page(s): 277
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- "Crassispira oliva". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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