Strictispira ericana

Strictispira ericana is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Strictispira ericana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Strictispira
Species:
S. ericana
Binomial name
Strictispira ericana
(Hertlein & Strong, 1951)
Synonyms[1]

Crassispira ericana Hertlein & Strong, 1951

Description

The length of the shell attains 12 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Sea of Cortez, Western Mexico.

References

  • Hertlein, L.G. & Strong, A.M. (1951) Eastern Pacific expeditions of the New York Zoological Society. XLIII. Mollusks from the west coast of Mexico and Central America. Part X. Zoologica, 36, 67–120.
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Gastropods.com: Strictispira ericana


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