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Pyrgospira obeliscus
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P. obeliscus
Binomial name
Pyrgospira obeliscus
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clathrodrillia nautica Pilsbry, H.A. & H.N. Lowe, 1932
  • Drillia aenone Dall, W.H., 1919
  • Crassispira tomliniana Melvill, J.C., 1927
  • Pleurotoma obeliscus Reeve, 1845

Pyrgospira obeliscus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 18 mm and 40 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Nicaragua to Panama; off the Galápagos Islands.

References

  1. ^ a b Pyrgospira obeliscus (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 March 2010.