Crassispira sacerdotalis

Crassispira sacerdotalis is a species of small predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Crassispira sacerdotalis
Shell of Crassispira sacerdotalis (paratype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Crassispira
Species:
C. sacerdotalis
Binomial name
Crassispira sacerdotalis
Rolan & Fernandes, 1992

Description

The length of the shell attains 8 mm.

Distribution

This species is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe.

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References

  • Rolàn, E. & Fernandes, F., 1993. - Aportaciones al conocimiento de la familia Turridae Swainson, 1840 (Molusca, Gastropoda) en las islas de Sâo Tomé y Principe (Golfo de Guinea). Nova Acta Cientifica Compostelana (Bioloxia) 3("1992"): 135-143
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • "Crassispira sacerdotalis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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