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Crassispira laevisulcata

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Crassispira laevisulcata
Apertural view of a shell of Crassispira laevisulcata
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. laevisulcata
Binomial name
Crassispira laevisulcata
Von Maltzan, 1883

Crassispira laevisulcata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]

Description

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The shells of most species of sea snails are spirally coiled. The length of the shell varies between 13 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Morocco and Senegal.

References

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  • von Maltzan, H.F. (1883) Beiträge zur Kenntnis der senegambischen Pleurotomiden. Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft, 10, 115–135, pl. 3.
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  • "Crassispira laevisulcata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Paul Pallary, Exploration Scientifique du Maroc. Deuxième fascicule. Malacologie [1912