''Pilsbryspira albinodata'', common name the white-noded turret is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Pseudomelatomidae
Pseudomelatomidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Conoidea (previously Conacea) and part of the Neogastropoda ( Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
In 1995 Kantor elevated the subfamily Pseudomelatominae ...
, the turrids.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 23 mm.
Distribution
This ùarine species occurs off Southeast
Florida, USA; off the
West Indies; in the Pacific Ocean off
Panama to
Nicaragua
References
External links
*
Gastropods.com: ''Pilsbryspira albinodata''
albinodata
Gastropods described in 1846
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