Polystira tellea

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

Polystira tellea
Shell of Polystira tellea (syntype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Conoidea
Family:
Turridae
Subfamily:
Turrinae
Genus:
Polystira
Species:
P. tellea
Binomial name
Polystira tellea
(Dall, 1889)
Synonyms[1]

Pleurotoma albida tellea Dall, 1889

Distribution

P. tellea can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, ranging from Texas to western Florida.[2]

References
  1. Polystira tellea (Dall, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  2. Tunnell, John W., Jr., Felder, Darryl L., & Earle, Sylvia A., eds. Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota, Volume 1: Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 2009. 669.


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