Krachia tiara is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae, which is known from European waters. It was described by Monterosato, in 1874.[1]
| Krachia tiara | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Family: | Cerithiopsidae |
| Genus: | Krachia |
| Species: | K. tiara
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| Binomial name | |
| Krachia tiara (Monterosato, 1874)
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| Synonyms | |
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Cerithiopsis tiara Monterosato, 1874 | |
Distribution edit
This marine species was at bathyal depths off Madeira, the Cape Verdes, the Canary Islands and in the Mediterranean Sea.
Description edit
The size of the shell attains 4 mm.
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References edit
- ^ Krachia tiara (Monterosato, 1874). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2019.
- Monterosato T. A. (di), 1874 (luglio): Recherches conchyliologiques, effectuées au Cap Santo Vito, en Sicile. (Traduz. dall'italiano di H. Crosse); Journal de Conchyliologie 22 (3) : 243-282 (luglio) 22 (4): 359-364 (ottobre)
- Bouchet P. & Warén A. (1993). Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Mesogastropoda. Bollettino Malacologico supplemento 3: 579-840