Pyrgocythara densestriata
Species of gastropod
| Pyrgocythara densestriata | |
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| Shells of Pyrgocythara densestriata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgocythara |
| Species: | P. densestriata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgocythara densestriata (C. B. Adams, 1850) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Mangelia densestriata Adams C. B., 1850 | |
Pyrgocythara densestriata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Description
The white shell, without band, contains 10 to 12 longitudinal ribs.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Cuba.and in the West Indies. .
References
- ^ a b Pyrgocythara densestriata (Adams C. B., 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 August 2011.
- ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Adams, C. B. 1850. Description of supposed new species of marine shells which inhabit Jamaica. Contributions to Conchology, 4: 56–68, 109–123
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
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