Spirotropis azorica

Spirotropis azorica
Shell of Spirotropis azorica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Drilliidae
Genus:	Spirotropis
Binomial name
Spirotropis azorica Bouchet & Warén, 1980
Synonyms
Spirotropis azoricus, Bouchet & Warén, 1980

Spirotropis azorica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. ^[1]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 11 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the demersal zone off the Azores at a depth of 330 m.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Spirotropis azorica Bouchet & Waren, 1980 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 3 November 2011.

• Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

External links

• "Spirotropis azoricus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
• Holotype in MNHN, Paris