Spirotropis phaeacra

Spirotropis phaeacra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Spirotropis
Species: S. phaeacra
Binomial name
Spirotropis phaeacra
(Watson, 1881) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Drillia phaeacra (Watson, 1881)
  • Pleurotoma phaeacra (Watson, 1881)
  • Pleurotoma (Bela) phaeacra (Watson, 1881)
  • Pleurotoma (Drillia) phaeacra Watson, 1881 (basionym)

Spirotropis phaeacra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]

Description

The shell of this micromollusc grows to a length of 4.6 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Northeast Brazil at a depth of 630 m.

References

  1. ↑ Watson, R.B. (1881) Mollusca of H.M.S. Challenger Expedition. Parts VIII-X. Journal of the Lin- nean Society (London), 15, 388–475.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Spirotropis phaeacra (Watson, 1881).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 November 2011.

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