Cochlespira elongata
Cochlespira elongata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae.[1][2]
| Cochlespira elongata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Cochlespiridae |
| Genus: | Cochlespira |
| Species: | C. elongata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cochlespira elongata Simone, 1999 | |
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 25 mm and 37 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Southern and Eastern Brazil.
References
- Cochlespira elongata Simone, 1999. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 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.
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