Strictispira paxillus

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Strictispira paxillus
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Shell of Strictispira paxillus (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Strictispira
Species:
S. paxillus
Binomial name
Strictispira paxillus
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms [1]
  • Crassispira paxillus(Reeve, 1845)
  • Pleurotoma jamaicensisGuppy, R.J.L., 1866
  • Pleurotoma nigrescensReeve, L.A., 1845 (Invalid: junior homonym [Nov. 1845] of Pleurotoma nigrescens C.B. Adams, 1845 [Jan.])
  • Pleurotoma paxillusReeve, 1845

Strictispira paxillus is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae. [1] [2]

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 18 mm.

The chocolate-brown shell is short and stout. The spire is acuminated at the apex. The whorls are concave round the top, with a small keel, very closely plicated in the middle. The interstices between the folds are finely striated. The shell is ridged round the base. The sinus is large. [3]

Distribution

S. paxillus can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from the Bahamas south to Brazil. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Strictispira paxillus (Reeve, 1845) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 5 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Strictispira paxillus (Reeve, 1845)".
  3. ↑ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. ↑ 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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