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Strictispira ericana

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Strictispira ericana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Strictispira
Species:
S. ericana
Binomial name
Strictispira ericana
(Hertlein & Strong, 1951)
Synonyms[1]

Crassispira ericana Hertlein & Strong, 1951

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 12 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Sea of Cortez, Western Mexico.

References

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  • Hertlein, L.G. & Strong, A.M. (1951) Eastern Pacific expeditions of the New York Zoological Society. XLIII. Mollusks from the west coast of Mexico and Central America. Part X. Zoologica, 36, 67–120.
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  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
  • Gastropods.com: Strictispira ericana