Cochlespira pulcherrissima

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Cochlespira pulcherrissima
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Cochlespiridae
Genus: Cochlespira
Species:
C. pulcherrissima
Binomial name
Cochlespira pulcherrissima
(Kira, 1955)
Synonyms [1]
  • Ancistrosyrinx pulcherrissimaKira, 1955
  • Cochlespira pulchella pulcherrissima(Kira, T., 1955)

Cochlespira pulcherrissima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae. [1] [2]

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Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 27 mm and 36 mm. They are non-broadcast spawners. [3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines. They are typically found in the benthic zone. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Cochlespira pulcherrissima (Kira, 1955) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 31 August 2011.
  2. ↑ P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies . 77 (3): 273–308. doi: 10.1093/mollus/eyr017 .
  3. 1 2 "Cochlespira pulcherrissima". www.sealifebase.org. Retrieved 21 September 2025.


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