Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Calliotropidae Scientific name Putzeysia wiseri | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Seguenzioidea Genus Putzeysia Rank Species | |
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Similar Danilia tinei, Phorcus mutabilis, Phorcus lineatus, Phorcus, Jujubinus | ||
Putzeysia wiseri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliotropidae.
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Description
The height of the shell attains 5 mm. The small shell has a subconic shape. It contains 6-7 more or less convex whorls. These are latticed by transverse cinguli (6 on penultimate whorl), and longitudinal elevated, oblique lines. The aperture is suborbicular. The outer lip is sulcate within.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Mediterranean Sea (found off the Gulf of Bona, Algiers) and in the Bay of Biscay.
References
Putzeysia wiseri Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA