Polystira tellea


Polystira tellea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turridae, the turrids.

Description

This form differs from the Polystira albida in having the revolving sculpture fainter and more uniform, the transverse sculpture much stronger and more elevated, giving a finely reticulated appearance to the surface. The anal notch is more shallow, the siphonal canal more slender, usually without any umbilical chink.

Distribution

P. tellea can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, ranging from Texas to western Florida.; also off French Guiana, Suriname and Colombia.