Zonulispira grandimaculata

Zonulispira grandimaculata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Zonulispira grandimaculata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Zonulispira
Species:
Z. grandimaculata
Binomial name
Zonulispira grandimaculata
(Adams C. B., 1852)
Synonyms[1]
  • Crassispira dirce Dall, 1919
  • Crassispira reigeni Bartsch, 1950
  • Pleurotoma grandimaculata Adams C. B., 1852
  • Zonulispira dirce Dall, 1919

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 24 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean between Nicaragua and Panama.

References

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  • Adams, C. B. "Catalogue of shells collected at Panama, with notes on synonymy, station, and habitat." Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 5.1 (1852): 229–549.
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  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
  • Gatsropods.com: Zonulispira grandimaculata.