Pyrgocythara astricta
Pyrgocythara astricta, common name the tied mangelia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Pyrgocythara astricta | |
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| Original image of a shell of Pyrgocythara astricta | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgocythara |
| Species: | P. astricta |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgocythara astricta (Reeve, L.A., 1846) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mangelia astricta Reeve, L.A., 1846 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 20 mm.
(Original description) The shell is somewhat fusiformly ovate. The spire is rather short, the sutures deep. The shell is longitudinally ribbed, with numerous ribs rather close-set. The color of the shell is whitish, encircled with a narrow brown zone.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs off Florida, USA
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References
External links
- "Mangelia astricta". 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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