Spirotropis limula
Spirotropis limula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
| Spirotropis limula | |
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| Original image of a shell of Spirotropis limula | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Spirotropis |
| Species: | S. limula |
| Binomial name | |
| Spirotropis limula Martens, 1904 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 11.6 mm, its diameter 4 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Mid Indian Ridge, Southern Indian Ocean, at a depth of 500 m.
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References
- Spirotropis limula Martens, 1904. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 November 2011.
- von Martens (1904) Die beschalten Gastropoden der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition, 1898–1899.. In. A. Systematisch-geographischer Theil., vol. 7 Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898–1899, 1–146
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
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