Spirotropis eurytima
| Spirotropis eurytima | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Spirotropis |
| Species: | S. eurytima
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| Binomial name | |
| Spirotropis eurytima Morassi, 1998 [1]
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Spirotropis eurytima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]
Description
The length of the shell attains 16 mm.
The shell is slender and fusiform, with a high, turreted spire. The protoconch is smooth and consists of about 1.5 whorls. The teleoconch is composed of up to 8 moderately convex whorls. The shell's sculpture features numerous, fine spiral threads crossed by weak, obsolete axial ribs that are most noticeable on the upper whorls. The suture is well-defined. The aperture is ovate, leading to a moderately long and open siphonal canal. The overall color of the shell is a whitish or pale fawn.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the demersal zone of the Gulf of Aden at depths ranging from 150 to 250 meters.
References
- ^ Morassi, M. (1998c) A new species of Spirotropis (Gastropoda: Turridae) from the Gulf of Aden. Vita Marina, 45, 7–10.
- ^ Spirotropis eurytima Morassi, 1998. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 November 2011.
External links
- "Spirotropis eurytima". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.