Brachycythara dasa
Brachycythara dasa, is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Brachycythara dasa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Brachycythara |
| Species: | B. dasa |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachycythara dasa J. Gardner, 1937 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 4.6 mm, its diameter 2.2 mm.
Distribution
This extinct marine species can be found in Early Miocene strata of the Alum Bluff Formation of Florida, USA.
References
Further reading
- Julia Anna Gardner (1926). The Molluscan Fauna of the Alum Bluff Group of Florida. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 338.
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