Pilsbryspira monilis

Pilsbryspira monilis
Shell of Pilsbryspira monilis (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
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]

Description

The length of the shell attains 12.5 mm.

Distribution

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

References

1. 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.

• Bartsch, Paul, and Harald A. Rehder. "New turritid mollusks from Florida." Proceedings of the United States National Museum (1939)

External links

• 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 monilis