Pilsbryspira albocincta

Pilsbryspira albocincta, commonly known as the white-banded turret, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the turrid family Pseudomelatomidae.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 14 mm. It is composed of alternating stripes of white and then reddish-brown knobs.

Distribution

P. albocincta can be found in Atlantic Ocean waters, ranging from the eastern coast of Florida to the Lesser Antilles.; also off Cuba, Panama and Brazil. It lives in the Benthic zone, 0 to 11 metres above the seafloor.