Zonulispira crocata

{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}

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|genus=Zonulispira

|image= Zonulispira crocata 001.jpg

|image_caption= Shell of Zonulispira crocata

|species=crocata

|authority = (Reeve, 1845)

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|synonyms =

  • Drillia acucincta W.H. Dall, 1890
  • Drillia crocata L.A. Reeve, 1845 (original combination)
  • Zonulispira sanibelensis Bartsch & Rehder, 1939

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Zonulispira crocata, common name the Sanibel turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudomelatomidae.{{WRMS species|420412|Zonulispira crocata (Reeve, 1845)||5 April 2010}}

Description

The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 29 mm.

The shell is pyramidally oblong, transversely elevately striated and longitudinally ribbed. The body whorl is furnished with a small gibbous tubercle. The siphonal canal is very short. The aperture is short. The sinus broad and large. The color of the shell is whitish, covered with a saffron-olive epidermis.[https://archive.org/details/manualconch06tryorich G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences] {{PD-notice}}

Distribution

Z. crocata can be found off the western coast of Florida, United States to the Florida Keys, United States.Tunnell, John W., Jr., Felder, Darryl L., & Earle, Sylvia A., eds. Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota, Volume 1: Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 2009. 669.

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