Cryptospira immersa
| Cryptospira immersa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Subfamily: | Marginellinae |
| Genus: | Cryptospira |
| Species: | C. immersa |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptospira immersa (Reeve L.A., 1865) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cryptospira immersa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 14 mm and 25 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Bay of Bengal and in the Pacific Ocean along New Caledonia.
References
- 1 2 Cryptospira immersa (Reeve, 1865) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 February 2011.
- Cossignani T. (2006) Due nuove Cryptospira dall'Indo-Pacifico (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia, Marginellidae). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 51: 5-6.
- Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp
- Wakefield A. (2010) A revision of the genus Cryptospira Hinds, 1844 (Caenogastropoda: Marginellidae). Novapex Hors-série 7: 1-55
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