Pilsbryspira nodata
Pilsbryspira nodata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids.[1]
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| Apertural view of a shell of Pilsbryspira nodata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Pilsbryspira |
| Species: | P. nodata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pilsbryspira nodata (C. B. Adams, 1850) | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 13 mm.
Distribution
P. nodata can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, ranging from the eastern coast of Florida to Venezuela.[2]
References
- Pilsbryspira nodata (C. B. Adams, 1850). 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
- 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.
- Gastropods.com: Pilsbryspira nodata
- Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
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