Zonulispira Chrysochildosa
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''Zonulispira chrysochildosa'' is a species 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 ...
, a 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 ...
mollusk 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 ...
, one of the families commonly known as turrids.


Description

The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 21 mm.


Distribution

This marine species occurs off Pacific Panama.


References


External links

* * chrysochildosa Gastropods described in 1971 {{Pseudomelatomidae-stub