Spirotropis limula

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Spirotropis limula
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Original image of a shell of Spirotropis limula
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Spirotropis
Species:
S. limula
Binomial name
Spirotropis limula
Martens, 1904

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

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Description

The length of the shell attains 11.6 mm, its diameter 4 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Mid Indian Ridge, Southern Indian Ocean, at a depth of 500 m.

References

  1. Spirotropis limula Martens, 1904 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 5 November 2011.