Cryptospira elegans

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Cryptospira elegans
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Cryptospira
Species:
C. elegans
Binomial name
Cryptospira elegans
(Gmelin, 1791) [1]
Synonyms
  • Marginella elegans (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Voluta elegans Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)

Cryptospira elegans , the elegant marginella, is a sea snail species in the genus Cryptospira . it is found in Asia.

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References

  1. JF Gmelin - Systema naturae. 13th ed. JF Gmelin, ed, 1791