Pilsbryspira nymphia
Pilsbryspira nymphia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
| Pilsbryspira nymphia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Pilsbryspira |
| Species: | P. nymphia |
| Binomial name | |
| Pilsbryspira nymphia (Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932) | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 18 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Sea of Cortez, Western Mexico to Panama
References
- Pilsbryspira nymphia (Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
External links
- H. A. Pilsbry and H. N. Lowe, West Mexican and Central American Mollusks Collected by H. N. Lowe, 1929-31; Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Vol. 84 (1932), pp. 33-144
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- Gastropods.com: Nymphispira nymphia
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