Striped Cryptospira [Cryptospira strigata]
Description
The Striped Cryptospira is distinguished by its shell, which features a pattern of fine spiral lines and darker axial stripes. It is a marine gastropod mollusk found in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. The shell size varies between 10 mm to 30 mm.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Gastropods
Gastropoda
|
| Order |
Neogastropoda
Neogastropoda
|
| Family |
Margin snails
Marginellidae
|
| Genus |
Cryptospira
Cryptospira
|