Strictispira paxillus

Strictispira paxillus is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.

Description
The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 18 mm.

The chocolate-brown shell is short and stout. The spire is acuminated at the apex. The whorls are concave round the top, with a small keel, very closely plicated in the middle. The interstices between the folds are finely striated. The shell is ridged round the base. The sinus is large.

Distribution
S. paxillus can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from the Bahamas south to Brazil.