Pilsbryspira monilis
Appearance
Pilsbryspira monilis | |
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Shell of Pilsbryspira monilis (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
Genus: | Pilsbryspira |
Species: | P. monilis
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Binomial name | |
Pilsbryspira monilis (Bartsch & Rehder, 1939)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Pilsbryspira monilis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 12.5 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]P. monilis can be found off the North American coastline, ranging from Texas to Florida.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Pilsbryspira monilis (Bartsch & Rehder, 1939). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- ^ Tunnell, John W., Jr., Felder, Darryl L., & Earle, Sylvia A., eds. Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota, Volume 1: Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 2009. 669.
External links
[edit]- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
- Gastropods.com: Pilsbryspira monilis