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Pyrgocythara filosa

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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

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 6.5 mm.

Distribution

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

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
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  • "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.