Cochlespira leeana
| Cochlespira leeana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Cochlespiridae |
| Genus: | Cochlespira |
| Species: | C. leeana |
| Binomial name | |
| Cochlespira leeana Garcia, 2010 | |
Cochlespira leeana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 24 mm. The shell has 9 sharp, angular, keeled whorls with up to 20 pointed triangular spines.[2] Crowded, weak axial spines. Color is yellowish tan with darker spiral bands on the last band. Named for Dr. Henry Lee, Jacksonville, Florida, who authored malacological publications.
Distribution
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Cochlespira leeana. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=557320 on 2016-07-16
- ↑ "Description of four new species of Cochlespira (Gastropoda: Turridae) from the New World". Novapex. 11: 107––113. 2010.