Crassispira sanibelensis

Crassispira sanibelensis, common name the Sanibel turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]

Crassispira sanibelensis
Shell of Crassispira sanibelensis (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
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. sanibelensis
Binomial name
Crassispira sanibelensis
Ryall, Horro & Rolan, 2009
Synonyms[1]

Crassispira (Crassispirella) sanibelensis Bartsch & Rehder, 1939 (original combination)

Description edit

The length of the shell attains 29 mm.

Distribution edit

This marine species occurs off Western Florida (Sanibel Island), USA and off the Bahamas

References edit

External links edit

  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
  • "Crassispira (Crassispirella) sanibelensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.