Spirotropis monterosatoi
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Drilliidae |
Genus: | Spirotropis |
Species: | S. monterosatoi
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Binomial name | |
Spirotropis monterosatoi Martens, 1904
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Spirotropis monterosatoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
Description[]
The size of an adult shell varies between 14 mm and 26 mm.
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Distribution[]
This species occurs in the demersal zone between Iceland and Norway, down to northwest Africa; in the Mediterranean Sea.
References[]
- ^ a b Spirotropis monterosatoi (Locard, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 November 2011.
- Janssen R. (1993) Taxonomy, evolution and spreading of the turrid genus Spirotropis (Gastropoda: Turridae). Scripta Geologica, Special Issue 2, 237–261
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
External links[]
- "Spirotropis monterosatoi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
Categories:
- Spirotropis (gastropod)
- Gastropods described in 1904
- Drilliidae stubs