| Crassispira cerithoidea | |
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| Shell of Crassispira cerithoidea (syntype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific 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) | |
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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 it's surroundings.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Mazatlan, Mexico to Panama. [2]
References
- ↑ Crassispira cerithoidea (Carpenter, 1857). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
- 1 2 3 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Crassispira cerithoidea (P. P. Carpenter, 1857)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- Carpenter P.P. (1857) - Catalogue of the collection of Mazatlan shells in the British Museum, collected by Frederick Reigen
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External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- "Crassispira cerithoidea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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