Brachycythara alba
| Brachycythara alba | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Brachycythara |
| Species: | B. alba |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachycythara alba (Adams C. B., 1850) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Mangelia alba Adams C. B., 1850 | |
Brachycythara alba is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 5.5 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles.
References
- 1 2 Brachycythara alba (Adams C. B., 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 August 2011.
- Rolán E. & Espinosa J. (1999). El complejo Brachycythara biconica (C. B. Adams, 1850) (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Turridae) en Cuba, con la descripción de una nueva especie. Bollettino Malacologico, 34(1-4): 43-49
External links
- Gastropods.com: Brachycythara biconica alba
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
- Espinosa, José, et al. "Moluscos marinos. Reserva de la Biosfera de la Península de Guanahacabibes." Instituto de Oceanología, La Habana, Cuba (2012).
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