Spirotropis monterosatoi

Spirotropis monterosatoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]

Spirotropis monterosatoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Spirotropis
Species:
S. monterosatoi
Binomial name
Spirotropis monterosatoi
Martens, 1904
Synonyms[1]
  • Pleurotoma monterosatoi Locard, 1897 (basionym)
  • Taranis (Allo) monterosatoi (Locard, 1897)

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 14 mm and 26 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone between Iceland and Norway, down to northwest Africa; in the Mediterranean Sea.

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References

  • "Spirotropis monterosatoi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 6 November 2011.


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