Pilsbryspira jayana
Appearance
Pilsbryspira jayana | |
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Shell of Pilsbryspira jayana | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
Genus: | Pilsbryspira |
Species: | P. jayana
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Binomial name | |
Pilsbryspira jayana (Adams C. B., 1850)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Pilsbryspira jayana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell varies between 9 mm and 15 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs from Eastern Florida, USA to Panama; off Jamaica; and the Virgin Islands.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Pilsbryspira jayana (Adams C. B., 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
External links
[edit]- Adams, C. B. 1850. Description of supposed new species of marine shells which inhabit Jamaica. Contributions to Conchology, 4: 56-68, 109-123
- 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 jayana