Zonulispira grandimaculata

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Zonulispira grandimaculata
Zonulispira cf. grandimaculata (Adams, 1852) (4887764447).jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Zonulispira
Species:
Z. grandimaculata
Binomial name
Zonulispira grandimaculata
(Adams C. B., 1852)
Synonyms [1]
  • Crassispira dirceDall, 1919
  • Crassispira reigeniBartsch, 1950
  • Pleurotoma grandimaculataAdams C. B., 1852
  • Zonulispira dirceDall, 1919

Zonulispira grandimaculata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 24 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean between Nicaragua and Panama.

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