Pilsbryspira jayana

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Pilsbryspira jayana
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Shell of Pilsbryspira jayana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Pilsbryspira
Species:
P. jayana
Binomial name
Pilsbryspira jayana
(Adams C. B., 1850)
Synonyms [1]
  • Drillia jayana(Adams C. B., 1850)
  • Pleurotoma jayanaAdams C. B., 1850

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

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 9 mm and 15 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Eastern Florida, United States to Panama; off Jamaica; and the Virgin Islands.

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