Spirotropis monterosatoi

Spirotropis monterosatoi
Scientific classification
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 monterosatoi Locard, 1897 (basionym) Taranis (Allo) monterosatoi (Locard, 1897)

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[]

• 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.