Spirotropis confusa

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

Subspecies
  • Spirotropis confusa confusa (Seguenza, 1880)
  • Spirotropis confusa sarsi Warén, 1975

Spirotropis confusa
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. confusa
Binomial name
Spirotropis confusa
(Seguenza, 1880)
Synonyms[1]
  • Drillia confusa Seguenza G., 1880
  • Mangelia eburnea Sars M., 1859 (nvalid: junior secondary homonym of Pleurotoma eburnea Bivona, 1839; Spirotropis sarsi is a replacement name)
  • Pleurotoma carinata Bivona, 1838 (nomen dubium; and also invalid: junior homonym of Pleurotoma carinata Deshayes, 1834, and P. carinata Gray, 1834)
  • Spirotropis carinata (Bivona, 1838) sensu G.O. Sars, 1878 misapplication
  • Spirotropis sarsi Warén, 1975

Description

The length of the shell attains 16 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Mediterranean Sea

References

  1. Gofas, S. (2011). Spirotropis confusa (Seguenza, 1880). In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=573431 on 2016-11-16
  • Warén A. (1975). Spirotropis sarsi, new name for Spirotropis carinata Sars, 1878 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia). Sarsia 59: 49-52

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