Polystira parthenia explained

Polystira parthenia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.^[1]

The paratype is located at the USNM.

Distribution

This species occurs at the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica (Pacific Ocean).

References

• Abbott, R. T. (1974). American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls.

External links

• 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.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Polystira parthenia Berry, 1957. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=593935 on 2022-03-27