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Pilsbryspira monilis

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Pilsbryspira monilis
Shell of Pilsbryspira monilis (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Pilsbryspira
Species:
P. monilis
Binomial name
Pilsbryspira monilis
(Bartsch & Rehder, 1939)
Synonyms[1]
  • Crassispira monilis (Bartsch & Rehder, 1939)
  • Monilispira monilis Bartsch & Rehder, 1939 (original combination)

Pilsbryspira monilis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 12.5 mm.

Distribution

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P. monilis can be found off the North American coastline, ranging from Texas to Florida.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Pilsbryspira monilis (Bartsch & Rehder, 1939). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  2. ^ 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.
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  • 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