Strictispira paxillus
Species of gastropod
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Strictispira paxillus is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1][2]
| Strictispira paxillus | |
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| Shell of Strictispira paxillus (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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] | |
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Description
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
S. paxillus can be found in Caribbean Sea waters, ranging from the Bahamas south to Brazil.[4]
