| Specula styliformis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Family: | Cerithiopsidae |
| Genus: | Specula |
| Species: | S. styliformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Specula styliformis (Suter, 1908) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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