Zonulispira chrysochildosa

Zonulispira chrysochildosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, one of the families commonly known as turrids.[1]

Zonulispira chrysochildosa
Zonulispira chrysochildosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Zonulispira
Species:
Z. chrysochildosa
Binomial name
Zonulispira chrysochildosa
Shasky, 1971

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 21 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Pacific Panama.

 
Zonulispira chrysochildosa, abapertural view

References

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  • "Zonulispira chrysochildosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.