''Pilsbryspira'' is a
genus of small predatory
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 ...
s, 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 ...
mollusks 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 Pseudomelatomina ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Pilsbryspira'' include:
* ''
Pilsbryspira albiguttata''
(Pilsbry, 1904)
* ''
Pilsbryspira albinodata''
(Reeve, 1846)
* ''
Pilsbryspira albocincta''
(C. B. Adams, 1845)
* ''
Pilsbryspira albomaculata''
(d'Orbigny, 1842)
* ''
Pilsbryspira amathea''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''
Pilsbryspira arsinoe''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''
Pilsbryspira aterrima''
(Sowerby I, 1834)
* ''
Pilsbryspira atramentosa''
(Smith E. A., 1882)
* ''
Pilsbryspira auberti''
(Lamy, 1934)
* ''
Pilsbryspira aureonodosa''
(Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932)
* ''
Pilsbryspira bacchia''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''
Pilsbryspira cinerea''
(Weinkauff, 1876)
* ''
Pilsbryspira collaris''
(Sowerby I, 1834)
* ''
Pilsbryspira elozantha''
(Ravenel, 1861)
* ''
Pilsbryspira flucki''
(Brown & Pilsbry, 1913)
* ''
Pilsbryspira garciacubasi''
Shasky, 1971
* ''
Pilsbryspira jayana''
(Adams C. B., 1850)
* ''
Pilsbryspira kandai''
(Kuroda, 1950)
* ''
Pilsbryspira leucocyma
''Pilsbryspira leucocyma'', common name the white-knobbed turret, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae
Pseudomelatomidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in ...
''
(Dall, 1884)
* ''
Pilsbryspira loxospira''
(Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932)
* ''
Pilsbryspira melchersi''
(Menke, 1852)
* ''
Pilsbryspira monilis''
(Bartsch & Rehder, 1939)
* ''
Pilsbryspira nodata
''Pilsbryspira nodata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae
Pseudomelatomidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Conoidea (previously Conac ...
''
(C. B. Adams, 1850)
* ''
Pilsbryspira nymphia''
(Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932)
* ''
Pilsbryspira umbrosa''
(Melvill, 1923)
* ''
Pilsbryspira zebroides
''Pilsbryspira zebroides'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.
See also: '' Crassispira melonesiana'' (Dall & Simpson, 1901)
Description
The length of the shell atta ...
''
(Weinkauff & Kobelt, 1876)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Pilsbryspira albomaculata''
(Orbigny, 1842):
synonym of ''
Pilsbryspira nodata
''Pilsbryspira nodata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae
Pseudomelatomidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Conoidea (previously Conac ...
''
(C. B. Adams, 1850)
* ''Pilsbryspira albopustulata''
Smith, 1882: synonym of ''
Pilsbryspira nodata
''Pilsbryspira nodata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae
Pseudomelatomidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Conoidea (previously Conac ...
''
(C. B. Adams, 1850)
* ''Pilsbryspira atrior''
Adams, 1852: synonym of ''
Pilsbryspira aterrima''
(Sowerby I, 1834)
* ''Pilsbryspira fonseca''
Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932: synonym of ''
Pilsbryspira atramentosa''
(E.A. Smith, 1882)
* ''Pilsbryspira maura''
Kiener, 1840: synonym of ''
Pilsbryspira aterrima''
(Sowerby I, 1834)
* ''Pilsbryspira nephele''
Dall, 1919: synonym of ''
Pilsbryspira collaris''
(Sowerby I, 1834)
* ''Pilsbryspira ornata''
D'Orbigny, 1847: synonym of ''
Pilsbryspira albocincta''
(C. B. Adams, 1845)
* ''Pilsbryspira pilsbryi''
Bartsch, 1950: synonym of ''
Pilsbryspira nodata
''Pilsbryspira nodata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae
Pseudomelatomidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Conoidea (previously Conac ...
''
(C. B. Adams, 1850)
* ''Pilsbryspira rustica''
Carpenter, 1857: synonym of ''
Pilsbryspira aterrima''
(Sowerby I, 1834)
* ''Pilsbryspira zebra''
Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1822 (nomen dubium): synonym of ''
Pilsbryspira leucocyma
''Pilsbryspira leucocyma'', common name the white-knobbed turret, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae
Pseudomelatomidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in ...
''
(Dall, 1884)
References
External links
*
Bouchet, P.; Kantor, Y. I.; Sysoev, A.; Puillandre, N. (2011). ''A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda).'' Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77(3): 273-308
Gastropod genera
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