Pyrgocythara mairelae

Pyrgocythara mairelae
Shell (with protoconch) of Pyrgocythara mairelae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Mangeliidae
Genus:Pyrgocythara
Species: P. mairelae
Binomial name
Pyrgocythara mairelae
Fernández-Garcés & Rolán, 2010

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

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

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