Polystira lindae

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

Polystira lindae
Shell of Polystira lindae (holotype at USNM)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Turridae
Genus: Polystira
Species:
P. lindae
Binomial name
Polystira lindae
Petuch, 1987

Description

The shell of the Polystira lindae resembles a cone with a sharp tip.

Distribution

This species occurs in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Venezuela

References

  1. Polystira lindae Petuch, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.


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