Pilsbryspira montereyensis Stearns 1871 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pseudomelatomidae

Alternative combinations: Clavus (Crassispira) montereyensis, Crassispira montereyensis, Drillia montereyensis, Pleurotoma (Drillia) montereyensis

Synonym: Crassispira arsinoe Dall 1919

Belongs to Pilsbryspira according to A. Hendy 2021

See also Dall 1921, Grant, IV and Gale 1931 and Willett 1937

Sister taxa: Pilsbryspira (Pilsbryspira), Pilsbryspira flucki, Pilsbryspira leucocyma

Subtaxa: Clavus (Crassispira) montereyensis amathea

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (3: California collections)

• Pliocene of United States (2: California)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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