Polystira
Encyclopedia
Polystira is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Turridae
, the turrids.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Turridae
Turridae
Turridae, , is a large taxonomic family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, that vary in size from minute to moderately large. With more than 4,000 species, the Turridae is the largest mollusk family and group of marine caenogastropods...
, the turrids.
Species
Species within the genus Polystira include:- Polystira albidaPolystira albidaPolystira albida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Distribution:P. albida can be found in Atlantic waters, ranging from the eastern coast of Florida south to Brazil....
(G. Perry, 1811) - Polystira bayeriPolystira bayeriPolystira bayeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Petuch, 2001 - Polystira coltrorumPolystira coltrorumPolystira coltrorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Petuch, 1993 - Polystira florencaePolystira florencaePolystira florencae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Distribution:P. florencae can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from the Bahamas south to Brazil....
Bartsch, 1934 - Polystira formosissimaPolystira formosissimaPolystira formosissima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Smith E. A., 1915) - Polystira gruneriPolystira gruneriPolystira gruneri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Philippi, 1848) - Polystira hilliPolystira hilliPolystira hilli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Petuch, 1988 - Polystira lindaePolystira lindaePolystira lindae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Petuch, 1987 - Polystira macraPolystira macraPolystira macra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Bartsch, 1934 - Polystira nobilisPolystira nobilisPolystira nobilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Hinds, 1843) - Polystira oxytropisPolystira oxytropisPolystira oxytropis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Sowerby I, 1834) - Polystira phillipsiPolystira phillipsiPolystira phillipsi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Nowell-Usticke, 1969 - Polystira pictaPolystira pictaPolystira picta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. It has been found in the shallow subtidal waters of the Gulf of Tehuantepec.-Description:...
(Reeve, 1843) - Polystira starettiPolystira starettiPolystira staretti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Petuch, 2002 - Polystira starrettiPolystira starrettiPolystira starretti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Petuch, 2002 - Polystira sunderlandiPolystira sunderlandiPolystira sunderlandi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Petuch, 1987 - Polystira telleaPolystira telleaPolystira tellea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Distribution:P. tellea can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, ranging from Texas to western Florida....
(Dall, 1889) - Polystira vibexPolystira vibexPolystira vibex is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Distribution:P. vibex can be found in Caribban waters, ranging from the eastern coast of Florida south to the Lesser Antilles....
(Dall, 1889)