Brachycythara alba is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
| Brachycythara alba | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Brachycythara |
| Species: | B. alba
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| Binomial name | |
| Brachycythara alba (Adams C. B., 1850)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Mangelia alba Adams C. B., 1850 | |
Description edit
The length of the shell attains 5.5 mm.
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles.
References edit
- ^ a b 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 edit
- "Brachycythara biconica alba". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- 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).
- MNHN, Paris: Brachycythara alba