Cochlespira elongata explained

Cochlespira elongata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae.^[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 25 mm and 37 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Southern and Eastern Brazil.

References

• Simone, L.R.L. (1999) The anatomy of Cochlespira Conrad (Gastropoda, Conoidea, Turridae) with a description of a new species from the southeastern coast of Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 16, 103–115

Notes and References

1. P. Bouchet . Yu. I. Kantor . A. Sysoev . N. Puillandre . 2011 . A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda) . . 77 . 3 . 273–308 . 10.1093/mollus/eyr017. free .