Crassispira cerithoidea

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Crassispira cerithoidea
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Shell of Crassispira cerithoidea (syntype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Crassispira
Species:
C. cerithoidea
Binomial name
Crassispira cerithoidea
(Carpenter, 1857)
Synonyms [1]
  • Crassispira (Dallspira) cerithoidea(Carpenter, 1857)
  • Drillia cerithoideaCarpenter, 1857

Crassispira cerithoidea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae. [2]

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Description

A medium-sized shell usually between 10 mm and 17 mm in length. The shell is of drill-like spiral construction with prominent ribs in the bends. It ranges in coloration from dark brown to black. At the base of the shell is a prominent opening from which the organism can feed, excrete waste and sense its surroundings. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Mazatlan, Mexico to Panama. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Crassispira cerithoidea (Carpenter, 1857). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 4 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Crassispira cerithoidea (P. P. Carpenter, 1857)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 13 November 2023.


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