Crassispira pluto is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]

Crassispira pluto
Apertural view of a shell of Crassispira pluto
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Crassispira
Species:
C. pluto
Binomial name
Crassispira pluto
Pilsbry and Lowe, 1932
Synonyms

Crassispira (Monilispira) pluto Pilsbry and Lowe, 1932

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 14 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Sea of Cortez, Western Mexico down to Panama.

References

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  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
  • "Crassispira pluto". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.