Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Pseudomelatomidae Scientific name Pyrgospira ostrearum | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Conoidea Genus Pyrgospira Rank Species | |
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
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