Spirotropis azorica
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| Spirotropis azorica | |
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| Shell of Spirotropis azorica (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Spirotropis |
| Species: | S. azorica
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| Spirotropis azorica Bouchet & Waren, 1980 [1]
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Spirotropis azorica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]
Description
[edit]The shell grows to a length of 11 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs in the demersal zone off the Azores at a depth of 330 m.
References
[edit]- ^ Bouchet P. & Warén A. (1980). Revision of the North-East Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Journal of Molluscan Studies Suppl. 8: 1–119 (décembre) page(s): p. 16-17
- ^ a b Spirotropis azorica Bouchet & Waren, 1980. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 November 2011.
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
External links
[edit]- "Spirotropis azoricus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Holotype in MNHN, Paris