''Zonulispira'' is a
genus of
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 ''Zonulispira'' include:
* ''
Zonulispira chrysochildosa''
Shasky, 1971
* ''
Zonulispira crocata
''Zonulispira crocata'', common name the Sanibel turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudomelatomidae.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 29 mm.
The shell is pyramid ...
''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''
Zonulispira grandimaculata
''Zonulispira grandimaculata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 24 mm.
Distribution
This spec ...
''
(Adams C. B., 1852)
* ''
Zonulispira zonulata''
(Reeve, 1842)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Zonulispira dirce''
Dall, 1919: synonym of ''
Zonulispira grandimaculata
''Zonulispira grandimaculata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 24 mm.
Distribution
This spec ...
''
(Adams C. B., 1852)
* ''Zonulispira sanibelensis''
Bartsch & Rehder, 1939: synonym of ''
Zonulispira crocata
''Zonulispira crocata'', common name the Sanibel turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudomelatomidae.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 29 mm.
The shell is pyramid ...
''
(Reeve, 1845)
References
* P. Bartsch (1950), ''New West American Turrids''. Nautilus, 63 (3): 87-97, plate 6
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
Pseudomelatomidae
Gastropod genera
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