Spirotropis lithocolleta

Spirotropis lithocolleta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Spirotropis
Species: S. lithocolleta
Binomial name
Spirotropis lithocolleta
(Watson, 1881)
Synonyms[1]
  • Daphnella lithocolleta (Watson, 1881)
  • Daphnella (Raphitoma) lithocolleta (Watson, 1881)
  • Drillia lithocolleta (Watson, 1881)
  • Pleurotoma (Raphitoma) lithocolleta Watson, 1881 (basionym)

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

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 16.5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Caribbean Sea (St. Thomas) and the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Spirotropis lithocolleta (Watson, 1881).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 November 2011.

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