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Crassispira sanibelensis

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Crassispira sanibelensis
Shell of Crassispira sanibelensis (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Crassispira
Species:
C. sanibelensis
Binomial name
Crassispira sanibelensis
Ryall, Horro & Rolan, 2009
Synonyms[1]

Crassispira (Crassispirella) sanibelensis Bartsch & Rehder, 1939 (original combination)

Crassispira sanibelensis, common name the Sanibel turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 29 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Western Florida (Sanibel Island), USA and off the Bahamas

References

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  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
  • "Crassispira (Crassispirella) sanibelensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.