Pilsbryspira monilis

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Pilsbryspira monilis
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Shell of Pilsbryspira monilis (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
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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 monilisBartsch & Rehder, 1939 (original combination)

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

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Description

The length of the shell attains 12.5 mm.

Distribution

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

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References

  1. 1 2 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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