Spirotropis carinata
Spirotropis carinata is a fossil species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
| Spirotropis carinata | |
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| Drawing of Spirotropis carinata on a specimen of Xenophora pallidula | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Spirotropis |
| Species: | S. carinata |
| Binomial name | |
| Spirotropis carinata (Bivona, 1838) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Taxonomy
The name Spirotropis carinata has been misapplied to a Recent species from the Atlantic coasts of Europe. The true carinata is a fossil species from the Mediterranean. The valid name for the Recent species is Spirotropis confusa.[2]
Description
The white shell shows whorls slightly excavated above, angulated and carinated on the periphery. The sinus is broad, deep and remarkably distinct, with the upper edge thickened.[3]
Distribution
This fossil species was found in the Mediterranean Sea
Portion of radula of Spirotropis carinata
References
- Spirotropis carinata (Bivona, 1838). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 November 2011.
- Janssen, R. 1993. Taxonomy, evolution and spreading of the turrid genus Spirotropis (Gastropoda: Turridae). Scripta Geologica Special Issue 2:237–261, 2 figs., 5 pls.
- G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
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