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Crassispira ballenaensis J. G. Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Neogastropoda »  family Pseudomelatomidae »  genus Crassispira

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Crassispira ballenaensis

Author: Hertlein & Strong,

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North America: Costa Rica, Mexico

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Description

The shell of this species differs from that of Crassispira turricula Sowerby in that the whorls are more rounded, the last whorl is shorter in proportion to the height and the axial ribbing is finer. The color is dark brown. Dimensions of holotype: length, 33.2 mm.; maximum diameter, 11 mm.
!! Hertlein & Strong, 1951 described this species as a subspecies of C. turricula.
Source: Hertlein & Strong, 1951. Mollusks from the W. Coast of Mexico & Central America. (Original description)
Author: Jan Delsing

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EN Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Crassispira ballenaensis Hertlein & Strong, 1951]
Data retrieved on: 23 November 2013
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