Crassispira pseudocarinata facts for kids
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Crassispira pseudocarinata is a type of small sea snail. It's a marine gastropod mollusk, which means it's a snail that lives in the ocean and has a shell. This snail belongs to a group called the Pseudomelatomidae family. It was first described by Lovell Augustus Reeve in 1845.
What Does It Look Like?
The shell of the Crassispira pseudocarinata snail is quite small. It usually grows up to about 9 millimeters long. That's less than half an inch!
The shell has a special shape. Its spirals, called whorls, are curved inwards at the top, like a shoulder. It also has a slightly raised ridge, or keel, which isn't always super clear. This keel has small bumps, or nodules, on it. These bumps are formed by the ends of short, slanted ribs that run along the shell. These ribs fade away towards the middle of the main part of the shell, called the body whorl.
The entire shell is covered in thin, swirling grooves that also have tiny bumps. The color of this snail's shell is typically a yellowish-brown.
Where Does It Live?
This sea snail lives in the ocean waters off the coast of Tasmania, an island state of Australia.
Learn More
- Reeve, Lovell Augustus. Conchologia Iconica: Or, Illustrations of the Shells of Molluscous Animals: III. Reeve, 1845.
