Cryptospira immersa

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Cryptospira immersa
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Cryptospira immersa
Scientific classification
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Muricoidea
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C. immersa
Binomial name
Cryptospira immersa
(Reeve L.A., 1865)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cryptospira quiquandoni Cossignani, 2006
  • Marginella immersa Reeve, 1865 (basionym)

Cryptospira immersa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]

Description[]

The shell size varies between 14 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution[]

This species is distributed in the Bay of Bengal and in the Pacific Ocean along New Caledonia.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Cryptospira immersa (Reeve, 1865). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 February 2011.
  • Cossignani T. (2006) Due nuove Cryptospira dall'Indo-Pacifico (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia, Marginellidae). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 51: 5–6.
  • Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp
  • Wakefield A. (2010) A revision of the genus Cryptospira Hinds, 1844 (Caenogastropoda: Marginellidae). Novapex Hors-série 7: 1–55


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