Pristiloma pilsbryi (Vanatta 1899) Crowned Tightcoil

Vitrinidae, Stylommatophora, Gastropoda, Mollusca, Animalia

 

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Range: Known from Point Ellis, Long Beach, and Ellsworth River watershed (tributary of Naselle River), all in Pacific County, Washington. Known from Portland and the North Coast Basin region of Oregon.

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Description: Shell up to 1.7 mm high; spire low.

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Etymology: pristys – a saw, loma – border, alluding to the serrate marginal lip of P. lansingi; named for H.A. Pilsbry, malacologist.