Spirotropis eurytima
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| Spirotropis eurytima | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Spirotropis |
| Species: | S. eurytima |
| Binomial name | |
| Spirotropis eurytima | |
Spirotropis eurytima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]
The length of the shell attains 16 mm.
The shell is slender and fusiform, with a high, turreted spire. The protoconch is smooth and consists of about 1.5 whorls. The teleoconch is composed of up to 8 moderately convex whorls. The shell's sculpture features numerous, fine spiral threads crossed by weak, obsolete axial ribs that are most noticeable on the upper whorls. The suture is well-defined. The aperture is ovate, leading to a moderately long and open siphonal canal. The overall color of the shell is a whitish or pale fawn.