Pilsbryspira jayana
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| Shell of Pilsbryspira jayana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Pilsbryspira |
| Species: | P. jayana
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| Binomial name | |
| Pilsbryspira jayana (Adams C. B., 1850)
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Pilsbryspira jayana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
Description[]
The length of the shell varies between 9 mm and 15 mm.
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Distribution[]
This marine species occurs from Eastern Florida, USA to Panama; off Jamaica; and the Virgin Islands.
References[]
- ^ a b Pilsbryspira jayana (Adams C. B., 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
External links[]
- Adams, C. B. 1850. Description of supposed new species of marine shells which inhabit Jamaica. Contributions to Conchology, 4: 56-68, 109-123
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- Gastropods.com: Pilsbryspira jayana
Categories:
- Pilsbryspira
- Gastropods described in 1850
- Pseudomelatomidae stubs