Biology:Polystira albida
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Polystira albida, common name white giant turris, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]
Distribution
P. albida can be found in Western Atlantic waters, ranging from the eastern coast of Florida south to Brazil .[2][3][4][5]
Description
A shell of Polystira albida
Shells of Polystira albida can reach a size of 44–127 millimetres (1.7–5.0 in).[3][4] These large shells are slender, fusiform, with a narrow and long aperture and a white external surface.
Habitat
These tropical benthic gastropods live at depths of 15 to 229 m.[4][6]
Life cycle
Embryos develop into free-swimming planktonic marine larvae (trocophore) and later into juvenile veligers.[6]
Bibliography
- John Tucker – Catalog of Recent & Fossil Turrids
- Lamarck, J. B. 1816. Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique des Trois Règnes de la Nature – Veuve Agasse: Paris.
- Norman A. Meinkoth – Audubon – Field Guide to North American Shells
- Perry, G. 1811. – Conchology – William Miller: London.
- Petuch, E. J. 1987. New Caribbean molluscan faunas – Coastal Education & Research Foundation: Charlottesville, Virginia.
- Reeve, L. 1843. Monograph of the genus Pleurotoma Conchologia Iconica
- Todd J.A. & Rawlings T.A. (2014). A review of the Polystira clade — the Neotropic's largest marine gastropod radiation (Neogastropoda: Conoidea: Turridae sensu stricto). Zootaxa. 3884(5): 445–491.,
- Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al. (1998) – Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed. – American Fisheries Society Special Publication
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Polystira albida (G. Perry, 1811). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Polystira albida albida" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/7/Shell_1287.shtml.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca – The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
- ↑ Discover Life
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sealife Base
External links
- ITIS
- Encyclopedia of life
- Animal Base
- "Polystira albida albida" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/7/Shell_1287.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q3177222 entry
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