Zonulispira grandimaculata

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

Zonulispira grandimaculata
Shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Zonulispira
Species:
Z. grandimaculata
Binomial name
Zonulispira grandimaculata
(Adams C. B., 1852)
Synonyms[1]
  • Crassispira dirce Dall, 1919
  • Crassispira reigeni Bartsch, 1950
  • Pleurotoma grandimaculata Adams C. B., 1852
  • Zonulispira dirce Dall, 1919

Description

The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 24 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean between Nicaragua and Panama.

References
  1. Zonulispira grandimaculata (Adams C. B., 1852). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  • Adams, C. B. "Catalogue of shells collected at Panama, with notes on synonymy, station, and habitat." Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 5.1 (1852): 229–549.
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Gatsropods.com: Zonulispira grandimaculata.


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