Spirotropis confusa

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

Spirotropis confusa
Scientific classification
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 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

• 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.

External links

• "Spirotropis confusa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
• Sars, M. (1859). Bidrag til en skildring av den arctiske molluskfauna ved Norges nordlige kyst. Forhandlinger i Videnskabsselskabet i Kristiania. (1858): 34–87