Pilsbryspira jayana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Pilsbryspira jayana
Shell of Pilsbryspira jayana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Pilsbryspira
Species:
P. jayana
Binomial name
Pilsbryspira jayana
(Adams C. B., 1850)
Synonyms[1]
  • Drillia jayana (Adams C. B., 1850)
  • Pleurotoma jayana Adams C. B., 1850

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 9 mm and 15 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs from Eastern Florida, USA to Panama; off Jamaica; and the Virgin Islands.

References

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  • Adams, C. B. 1850. Description of supposed new species of marine shells which inhabit Jamaica. Contributions to Conchology, 4: 56-68, 109-123
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
  • Gastropods.com: Pilsbryspira jayana