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Pilsbryspira melchersi

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Pilsbryspira melchersi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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

Description

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The shell attains a length of 9 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Panama

References

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  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
  • Gastropods.com: Pilsbryspira melchersi