Biology:Crassispira aurea

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Crassispira aurea
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Shells of Crassispira aurea (museum specimens at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Crassispira
Species:
C. aurea
Binomial name
Crassispira aurea
Kantor, Stahlschmidt, Aznar-Cormano, Bouchet & Puillandre, 2017

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Tahiti and in the Society, Tuamotus and Gambier archipelagoes.

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Crassispira aurea Kantor, Stahlschmidt, Aznar-Cormano, Bouchet & Puillandre, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=894271 on 2018-07-28

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q56275079 entry