Pilsbryspira albocincta, common name the white-banded turret, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 14 mm.[2][3] It is composed of alternating stripes of white and then reddish-brown knobs.[3]
Distribution
P. albocincta can be found in Atlantic waters, ranging from the eastern coast of Florida to the Lesser Antilles.;[4] also off Cuba, Panama and Brazil. It lives in the Benthic zone, 0 to 11 metres above the seafloor.[5]
References
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^ a b Pilsbryspira albocincta (C. B. Adams, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
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^ "| Shells For Sale | Conchology". conchology.be. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
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^ a b Leal, José H. (25 February 2022). "Shell of the Week: The White-band Drillia". shellmuseum. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
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^ 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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^ "Pilsbryspira albocincta". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
