Polystira starretti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[2]

Polystira starretti
Shell of Polystira starretti (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Turridae
Genus: Polystira
Species:
P. starretti
Binomial name
Polystira starretti
Petuch, 2002[1]
Synonyms

Polystira staretti Petuch, 2002 (misspelling)

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species has a wide distribution and occurs east of Florida Keys, USA, off French Guiana and Colombia.

References

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  1. ^ Petuch E. J. (2002). "New deep water gastropods from the Bimini Shelf, Bimini Chain, Bahamas". Ruthenica 12(1): 59–72. abstract.
  2. ^ Polystira starretti Petuch, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  • Petuch E.J. (2002). New deep water gastropods from the Bimini Shelf, Bimini Chain, Bahamas. Ruthenica. 12(1): 59–72
  • Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.
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