Spirotropis monterosatoi

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Spirotropis monterosatoi
Spirotropis monterosatoi (MNHN-IM-2000-3119).jpeg
Shell of Spirotropis monterosatoi (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Spirotropis
Species:
S. monterosatoi
Binomial name
Spirotropis monterosatoi
Martens, 1904
Synonyms [1]
  • Pleurotoma monterosatoiLocard, 1897 (basionym)
  • Taranis (Allo) monterosatoi(Locard, 1897)

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

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Taxonomy

Bouchet & Warén (1980) placed S. sarsiWarén, 1975 and S. carinata of Mediterranean authors in the synonymy of this species, but this was shown to be incorrect by Janssen (1993). [1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 14 mm and 26 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone between Iceland and Norway, down to northwest Africa; in the Mediterranean Sea.

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