Pyrgospira obeliscus
| Pyrgospira obeliscus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgospira |
| Species: | P. obeliscus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgospira obeliscus (Reeve, 1845) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pyrgospira obeliscus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 18 mm and 40 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Nicaragua to Panama; off the Galápagos Islands.
References
- 1 2 Pyrgospira obeliscus (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 March 2010.
External links
- Gastropods.com: Pyrgospira obeliscus
- Dall (1919) Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the North Pacific Ocean; Proceeding of the U.S. National Museum, vol. 56 (1920)
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