Pilsbryspira melchersi

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

Pilsbryspira melchersi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Pilsbryspira
Species:
P. melchersi
Binomial name
Pilsbryspira melchersi
(Menke, 1852)
Synonyms[1]

Pleurotoma melchersi Menke, 1852

Description

The shell attains a length of 9 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Panama

References
  1. Pilsbryspira melchersi (Menke, 1852). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Gastropods.com: Pilsbryspira melchersi


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