Cochlespira radiata
| Cochlespira radiata | |
|---|---|
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| Apertural view of Cochlespira radiata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Cochlespiridae |
| Genus: | Cochlespira |
| Species: | C. radiata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cochlespira radiata (Dall, 1889) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pleurotoma radiata Dall, 1889 | |
Cochlespira radiata, common name the common star turret, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae.[1][2]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 9 mm and 32 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Cochlespira radiata (Dall, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 August 2011.
- ↑ P. Bouchet, Yu. I. Kantor, A. Sysoev & N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
Further reading
- Rosenberg G., Moretzsohn F. & García E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
External links
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