Pilsbryspira loxospira

Pilsbryspira loxospira is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Pilsbryspira loxospira
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. loxospira
Binomial name
Pilsbryspira loxospira
(Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932)
Synonyms[1]

Crassispira loxospira Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Nicaragua.

References

  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • "Pilsbryspira loxospira". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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