Kermia crassula

Kermia crassula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Kermia crassula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Kermia
Species:
K. crassula
Binomial name
Kermia crassula
Rehder, 1980

Description

The length of the shell varies between 2.4 mm and 3.1 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Easter Island.

References

  1. Kermia crassula Rehder, 1980. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  • Rehder H. A. (1980). The marine mollusks of Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) and Sala y Gómez. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 289: 1-167, 15 figs, 14 pls
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.


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