Polystira picta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]

Polystira picta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Turridae
Genus: Polystira
Species:
P. picta
Binomial name
Polystira picta
(Reeve, 1843)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pleurotoma picta Reeve, 1843
  • Turris rombergii Mörch, O.A.L., 1857

Description

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The size of an adult shell varies between 36 mm and 57 mm. The shell somewhat more carinated than Turris grandis, with less numerous revolving ribs. The color of the shell is yellowish white with chestnut-brown spots upon the larger ribs, the spots often coalescing into irregular longitudinal stripes.[2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Gulf of California, Western Mexico to Colombia.

It has been found in the shallow subtidal waters of the Gulf of Tehuantepec.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Polystira picta (Reeve, 1843). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  2. ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology VI, p. 169; 1884
  3. ^ Rios-Jara, Eduardo; et al. (2009). "Bivalves and Gastropods of the Gulf of Tehuantepec,Mexico: A Checklist of Species with Notes on Their Habitat and Local Distribution". Journal of Marine Biology. doi:10.1155/2009/176801.
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