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Crassispira somalica

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Species of gastropod

Crassispira somalica
Shells of Crassispira somalica (specimens at MNHN, Paris)
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. somalica
Binomial name
Crassispira somalica
Morassi & Bonfitto, 2013

Crassispira somalica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 20 mm.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (July 2018)

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Somalia and is the first typical Crassispira species found off East Africa.

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Crassispira somalica Morassi & Bonfitto, 2013. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=740937 on 2018-07-26
  • Morassi M. & Bonfitto A. (2013) Four new African turriform gastropods (Mollusca: Conoidea). Zootaxa 3710(3): 271–280. page(s): 277

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Taxon identifiers
Crassispira somalica


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