Biology:Bellaspira margaritensis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Bellaspira margaritensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Bellaspira
Species:
B. margaritensis
Binomial name
Bellaspira margaritensis
McLean & L. Poorman, 1970

Bellaspira margaritensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1][2]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 16 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Colombia and Venezuela.

References

  1. Bellaspira margaritensis McLean & L. Poorman, 1970. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 September 2011.
  2. P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4883526 entry