Spirotropis azorica

Spirotropis azorica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Drilliidae
Genus:Spirotropis
Species: S. azorica
Binomial name
Spirotropis azorica
Bouchet & Waren, 1980 [1]

Spirotropis azorica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 11 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the demersal zone off the Azores at a depth of 330 m.

References

  1. Bouchet P. & Warén A. (1980). Revision of the North-East Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Journal of Molluscan Studies Suppl. 8: 1-119 (décembre) page(s): p. 16-17
  2. Spirotropis azorica Bouchet & Waren, 1980.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 November 2011.


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