Crassispira sanibelensis, common name the Sanibel turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]
Crassispira sanibelensis | |
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Shell of Crassispira sanibelensis (holotype 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. sanibelensis
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Binomial name | |
Crassispira sanibelensis Ryall, Horro & Rolan, 2009
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Synonyms[1] | |
Crassispira (Crassispirella) sanibelensis Bartsch & Rehder, 1939 (original combination) |
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 29 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Western Florida (Sanibel Island), USA and off the Bahamas
References
edit- ^ a b Crassispira sanibelensis Bartsch & Rehder, 1939. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
External links
edit- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
- "Crassispira (Crassispirella) sanibelensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.