Krachia cossmanni

Krachia cossmanni is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae, which is known from European waters, including the United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone. It was described by Dautzenberg and Fischer H., in 1896.[1]

Krachia cossmanni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
informal group Ptenoglossa
Superfamily:
Triphoroidea
Family:
Cerithiopsidae
Genus:
Krachia
Species:
K. cossmanni
Binomial name
Krachia cossmanni
(Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896)
Synonyms

Cerithiella cossmanni Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896

Distribution

This marine species occurs in European waters found at bathyal depths off the Azores, Iceland, the Faroes and Southern Norway

Description

The length of the shall attains 6 mm.

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References
  1. Krachia cossmanni at World Register of Marine Species.
  • Dautzenberg P. & Fischer H., 1896: Dragages effectués par l'Hirondelle et par la Princesse Alice 1888-1895. 1. Mollusques Gastropodes ; Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France 9: 395-498, pl. 15-22
  • "Krachia cossmanni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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