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Stiracolpus ahiparanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Turritellidae
Subfamily:
Turritellinae
Genus:
Stiracolpus
Species:
S. ahiparanus
Binomial name
Stiracolpus ahiparanus
(Powell, 1927)
Synonyms

Zeacolpus ahiparanus Powell, 1927

Stiracolpus ahiparanus, common name : the keeled screw shell, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turritellidae.

Description

The shell grows to a length of 25 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.

See also

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