Pyrgocythara cinctella explained

Pyrgocythara cinctella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 4.9 mm.

Distribution

P. cinctella can be found in Atlantic waters, ranging from the coast of Campeche to Brazil.;^[1] in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.

References

• G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
• Faber, M.J. (2004) Marine gastropods from Cuba described by Louis Pfeiffer: type specimens and identifications with the introduction of Gibberula pfeifferi new name (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Miscellanea Malacologica, 1, 49–71

External links

• Tucker . J.K. . 2004 . Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda) . Zootaxa . 682 . 1–1295 .
  • De Jong K.M. & Coomans H.E. (1988) Marine gastropods from Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire. Leiden: E.J. Brill. 261 pp.

Notes and References

1. 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.