Subfamily Turrinae Rank Species | Genus Polystira | |
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Similar Lophiotoma, Turris crispa, Gemmula, Lophiotoma acuta, Lophiotoma indica | ||
Polystira albida, common name White Giant Turris, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.
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Distribution
P. albida can be found in Western Atlantic waters, ranging from the eastern coast of Florida south to Brazil.
Description
Shells of Polystira albida can reach a size of 44–127 millimetres (1.7–5.0 in). These large shells are slender, fusiform, with a narrow and long aperture and a white external surface.
Habitat
These tropical benthic gastropods live at depths of 15 to 229 m.
Life cycle
Embryos develop into free-swimming planktonic marine larvae (trocophore) and later into juvenile veligers.
References
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