Cochlespira leeana
| Cochlespira leeana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Cochlespiridae |
| Genus: | Cochlespira |
| Species: | C. leeana
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| Binomial name | |
| Cochlespira leeana Garcia, 2010
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Cochlespira leeana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 24 mm. The shell has 9 sharp, angular, keeled whorls with up to 20 pointed triangular spines.[2] Crowded, weak axial spines. Color is yellowish tan with darker spiral bands on the last band. Named for Dr. Henry Lee, Jacksonville, Florida, who authored malacological publications.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Barbados and Colombia.
References
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Cochlespira leeana. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=557320 on 2016-07-16
- ^ "Description of four new species of Cochlespira (Gastropoda: Turridae) from the New World". Novapex : trimestriel de la Société belge de malacologie. 11: 107––113. 2010.