Pilsbryspira monilis
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| image_caption = Shell of Pilsbryspira monilis (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
| authority= (Bartsch & Rehder, 1939)
| synonyms =
- Crassispira monilis (Bartsch & Rehder, 1939)
- Monilispira monilis Bartsch & Rehder, 1939 (original combination)
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Pilsbryspira monilis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.{{WRMS species|420410|Pilsbryspira monilis (Bartsch & Rehder, 1939)||5 April 2010}}
Description
The length of the shell attains 12.5 mm.
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Distribution
P. monilis can be found off the North America coastline, ranging from Texas to Florida.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.
References
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- [https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/16313/1/USNMP-87_3070_1939.pdf Bartsch, Paul, and Harald A. Rehder. "New turritid mollusks from Florida." Proceedings of the United States National Museum (1939)]
External links
- {{cite journal | last1 = Tucker | first1 = J.K. | year = 2004 | title = Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda) | url = http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00682f.pdf| journal = Zootaxa | volume = 682 | pages = 1–1295 | doi = 10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1 }}
- [http://www.gastropods.com/8/Shell_23988.shtml Gastropods.com: Pilsbryspira monilis]
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Category:Gastropods described in 1939
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