Biology:Crassispira somalica

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Crassispira somalica
Crassispira somalica 001.jpg
Shells of Crassispira somalica (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. somalica
Binomial name
Crassispira somalica
Morassi & Bonfitto, 2013

Crassispira somalica 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 Somalia and is the first typical Crassispira species found off East Africa.

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Crassispira somalica Morassi & Bonfitto, 2013. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=740937 on 2018-07-26
  • Morassi M. & Bonfitto A. (2013) Four new African turriform gastropods (Mollusca: Conoidea). Zootaxa 3710(3): 271–280. page(s): 277

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q55759361 entry