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Spirotropis azorica

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Spirotropis azorica
Shell of Spirotropis azorica (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Spirotropis
Species:
S. azorica
Binomial name
Spirotropis azorica
Bouchet & Waren, 1980 [1]

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

Description

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The shell grows to a length of 11 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the demersal zone off the Azores at a depth of 330 m.

References

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  1. ^ Bouchet P. & Warén A. (1980). Revision of the North-East Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Journal of Molluscan Studies Suppl. 8: 1–119 (décembre) page(s): p. 16-17
  2. ^ a b Spirotropis azorica Bouchet & Waren, 1980. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 November 2011.
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  • "Spirotropis azoricus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Holotype in MNHN, Paris