Strictispira paxillus is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1] [2]

Strictispira paxillus
Shell of Strictispira paxillus (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Strictispira
Species:
S. paxillus
Binomial name
Strictispira paxillus
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms[1]
  • Crassispira paxillus (Reeve, 1845)
  • Pleurotoma jamaicensis Guppy, R.J.L., 1866
  • Pleurotoma nigrescens Reeve, L.A., 1845 (Invalid: junior homonym [Nov. 1845] of Pleurotoma nigrescens C.B. Adams, 1845 [Jan.])
  • Pleurotoma paxillus Reeve, 1845

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 18 mm.

The chocolate-brown shell is short and stout. The spire is acuminated at the apex. The whorls are concave round the top, with a small keel, very closely plicated in the middle. The interstices between the folds are finely striated. The shell is ridged round the base. The sinus is large. [3]

Distribution

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S. paxillus can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from the Bahamas south to Brazil.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Strictispira paxillus (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Strictispira paxillus (Reeve, 1845)".
  3. ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ 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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