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Pyrgospira ostrearum

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Pyrgospira ostrearum

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Pyrgospira

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Pyrgospira ostrearum, common name the oyster turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.

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Description

The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and off the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina, USA, to Eastern Brasil.

References

Pyrgospira ostrearum Wikipedia


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