Crassispira laevisulcata

Crassispira laevisulcata
Apertural view of a shell of Crassispira laevisulcata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Crassispira
Species:
C. laevisulcata
Binomial name
Crassispira laevisulcata
Von Maltzan, 1883

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

Description

The shells of most species of sea snails are spirally coiled. The length of the shell varies between 13 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Morocco and Senegal.

References

  1. ^ a b Crassispira laevisulcata Von Maltzan, 1883. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
  • von Maltzan, H.F. (1883) Beiträge zur Kenntnis der senegambischen Pleurotomiden. Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft, 10, 115–135, pl. 3.
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  • Paul Pallary, Exploration Scientifique du Maroc. Deuxième fascicule. Malacologie [1912


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