Pyrgocythara filosa

Pyrgocythara filosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Pyrgocythara filosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Pyrgocythara
Species:
P. filosa
Binomial name
Pyrgocythara filosa
Rehder, 1943

Description

The length of the shell attains 6.5 mm.

Distribution

P. filosa can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from the western coast of Florida south to Colombia.[2]

References

  1. Pyrgocythara filosa Rehder, 1943. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 August 2011.
  2. Tunnell, John W., Jr., Felder, Darryl L., & Earle, Sylvia A., eds. Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota, Volume 1: Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 2009. 667.
  • "Pyrgocythara filosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.


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