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Crassispira sandrogorii

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Crassispira sandrogorii
Shells of Crassispira sandrogorii (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
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. sandrogorii
Binomial name
Crassispira sandrogorii
Ryall, Horro & Rolan, 2009

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 13 mm. Most species in this genus have a tall spire and a truncated anterior canal. The ribs are overridden by spirals, forming beads or nodules. Under the subsutural keel is the sinus area rather smooth.

The small shell is subclavate and tuberculated. The spire is thick and, lengthened. The outer lip shows a slight sinus above and is thickened internally at the top and the bottom. The top of the inner lip has a thick pad. The basal channel is slightly defined.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off São Tomé y Principe.

References

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  • Ryall, P., Horro, J. & Rolàn, E., 2009. Two new species of Crassispira (Gastropoda, Conoidea) from West Africa with a taxonomic note on Crassispira tripter von Maltzan, 1883. Iberus 27(1): 131-139
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  • "Crassispira sandrogorii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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