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    Polystira is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids. Paul Bartsch (1934) states the genus Polystira was...
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    Polystira bayeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. This marine species occurs off the Bimini...
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    Polystira macra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. This marine species off Puerto Rico at a depth...
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    Polystira gruneri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. This species occurs off Martinique in the...
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    Polystira antillarum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. (Description of Pleurotoma virgo) The...
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    Polystira oxytropis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. The horn-colored shell contains several...
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  • Polystira starretti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. This marine species has a wide distribution...
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  • Polystira coltrorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae. This marine species occurs off French Guiana. Polystira...
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    Polystira sunderlandi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. Original description: "Shell small for...
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    Polystira jelskii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. This species occurs in the North Atlantic...
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  • Polystira artia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. The paratype is located at the USNM. This species...
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  • Polystira florencae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. The length of the shell varies between...
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  • Polystira jiguaniensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. The length of the shell attains 87.7...
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    Polystira lindae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. Original description: "Shell small for genus...
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  • Polystira jaguaella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. The length of the shell attains 20 mm....
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    Polystira tellea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turridae, the turrids. This form differs from the Polystira albida...
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  • Polystira parthenia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. The paratype is located at the USNM. This...
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  • Polystira parvula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. The length of the shell attains 14.7 mm....
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  • Polystira cubacaribbaea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. The length of the shell attains 43...
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  • Polystira juangrinensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. The length of the shell attains 16...
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  • Polystira nobilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. The fusiform shell is solid and wrinkled...
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  • Polystira eloinae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. The length of the shell attains 56 mm. This...
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  • Polystira formosissima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. Polystira formosissima (Smith E. A....
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  • Polystira vibex is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turridae, the turrids. The length of the shell attains 19.6 mm, its...
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  • Polystira picta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. The size of an adult shell varies between 36 mm...
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    Polystira albida, common name white giant turris, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. P. albida...
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    Powell, 1944 † Oxyacrum Cossmann, 1889 † Pleuroliria De Gregorio, 1890 Polystira Woodring, 1928 Purpuraturris K. Chase, Watkins, Safavi-Hemami & B. M....
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    annulata (Reeve, 1843) Synonyms Pleurotoma annulata Reeve, 1843 Pleurotoma fagina A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 Polystira fagina A. Adams & L.A. Reeve, 1850·...
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  • PolystiraPolystira albida †Polystira albidata – or unidentified loosely related form †Polystira albidoides – type locality for species †Polystira subsimilis...
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    Bartsch, 1950 Pinguigemmula McNeil, 1961 Plicisyrinx Sysoev & Kantor, 1986 Polystira Woodring, 1928 Pseudexomilus Powell, 1944 Pseudotaranis McLean, 1995 Psittacodrillia...
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