Pyrgocythara mairelae

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

Pyrgocythara mairelae
Shell (with protoconch) of Pyrgocythara mairelae
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. mairelae
Binomial name
Pyrgocythara mairelae
Fernández-Garcés & Rolán, 2010

Description

The length of the shell attains 2.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Cuba

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2010). Pyrgocythara mairelae Fernández-Garcés & Rolán, 2010. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547506 on 2018-01-20
  • Fernández-Garcés R. & Rolán E. (2010) Two new species of the genus Pyrgocythara (Gastropoda, Conidae) from Cuba. Gloria Maris 49(3–4): 67–76
  • "Pyrgocythara mairelae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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