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Crassispira cerithoidea
Shell of Crassispira cerithoidea (syntype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Crassispira
Species:
C. cerithoidea
Binomial name
Crassispira cerithoidea
( Carpenter, 1857)
Synonyms [1]
  • Crassispira (Dallspira) cerithoidea (Carpenter, 1857)
  • Drillia cerithoidea Carpenter, 1857

Crassispira cerithoidea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae. [2]

Description

A medium-sized shell usually between 10 mm and 17 mm in length. The shell is of drill-like spiral construction with prominent ribs in the bends. It ranges in coloration from dark brown to black. At the base of the shell is a prominent opening from which the organism can feed, excrete waste and sense its surroundings. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Mazatlan, Mexico to Panama. [2]

References

  1. ^ Crassispira cerithoidea (Carpenter, 1857). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Crassispira cerithoidea (P. P. Carpenter, 1857)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 13 November 2023.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Crassispira cerithoidea
Shell of Crassispira cerithoidea (syntype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Crassispira
Species:
C. cerithoidea
Binomial name
Crassispira cerithoidea
( Carpenter, 1857)
Synonyms [1]
  • Crassispira (Dallspira) cerithoidea (Carpenter, 1857)
  • Drillia cerithoidea Carpenter, 1857

Crassispira cerithoidea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae. [2]

Description

A medium-sized shell usually between 10 mm and 17 mm in length. The shell is of drill-like spiral construction with prominent ribs in the bends. It ranges in coloration from dark brown to black. At the base of the shell is a prominent opening from which the organism can feed, excrete waste and sense its surroundings. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Mazatlan, Mexico to Panama. [2]

References

  1. ^ Crassispira cerithoidea (Carpenter, 1857). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Crassispira cerithoidea (P. P. Carpenter, 1857)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 13 November 2023.



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